Tag: gun control
Gun control activist returning to St. Paul to raise money for...
Gun control activist and former Democratic Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is set to make her third trip to St. Paul in 2023 -- this time to...
Cannabis legalization, universal background checks take effect today
Dozens of new laws take effect today in Minnesota, including the legalization of recreational cannabis use.
Effective today, Minnesotans who are 21 or older can...
Walz chides gun rights ‘extremists,’ signs pair of gun control measures...
About an hour before Gov. Tim Walz signed a pair of intensely debated gun control measures into law on Friday morning, he took to social media and tweeted, “There’s...
Two swing district DFLers silent no more on support for pair...
UPDATE: The conference committee report for SF2909, including the two gun control provisions, passed the Senate late Friday in a 34-33 party-line vote.
Minnesota DFLers...
House and Senate Republicans shut out of key legislative conference committees
Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives are raising concerns about their members being left off key conference committees that are beginning to meet...
House passes red-flag, universal background check proposals
The Minnesota House passed an omnibus judiciary and public safety bill Wednesday that contains two controversial gun-control measures.
The Senate version of the omnibus bill,...
Ellison implores Republican legislators to support gun control bills
In an effort to whip up more support from legislators in his own party — and perhaps a vote or two from across the...
Minnesota’s ban on gun permits for young adults is unconstitutional, judge...
A federal judge ruled Friday that Minnesota’s policy of denying permits to carry to 18 to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional.
The case began with a June...
Walz, DFL legislators express confidence on gun control bills, despite slim...
Will a publicity push this week from Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and former congresswoman turned gun control activist Gabby Giffords be enough to ensure...
2 more counties declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries
Two more counties have joined the list of Second Amendment “sanctuaries” in Minnesota, expressing their opposition to several gun-control bills moving through the legislature.
The...