AG ​Ellison announced that he has resolved the October 2022 lawsuit he filed on behalf of the State of Minnesota against Fleet Farm for negligently selling firearms to straw purchasers. The consent judgment with Fleet Farm comes after AG Ellison’s Office prevailed in court last fall over Fleet Farm’s attempt to obtain summary judgment and dismiss the lawsuit. In the settlement, AG Ellison has obtained significant policy changes from Fleet Farm that will keep Minnesotans safer, as well as a $1 million monetary payment.

“I took Fleet Farm to court after the company put the lives of Minnesotans in danger by ignoring clear warning signs and selling guns to straw buyers. The warning signs that Fleet Farm ignored were so clear that Fleet Farm themselves went on to use those sales as examples of obvious red flags in internal trainings. On behalf of the people of Minnesota, we are holding them to account for that callous behavior. Today’s settlement forces the company to significantly change their internal policies to protect the people of Minnesota and imposes a substantial financial penalty on them." – AG Ellison