Minnesota’s “red flag” gun law has its first case in Eden Prairie.
Last month, a judge ordered police to withhold, at least until Oct. 24, a semi-automatic handgun belonging to a 25-year-old man who carried it into the Eden Prairie City Center last fall. The court order represents the local police department’s first use of the complex and potentially far-reaching new legislation.
Police say the man, who has not been charged with a crime, showed up at City Hall, told an officer he suffered from a traumatic brain injury, and asked for extra patrols at his Eden Prairie residence because of “stalkers.”…