Minnesota Dems Try To Force Gun Vote

By Tom Knighton

The Minnesota Legislature has a lot of the same dynamics as Congress. Namely, a Democrat-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate. This means no one party can ram legislation through, which has been good for Minnesota gun owners.

After all, as Democrats throughout the nation feel emboldened to launch a jihad against our gun rights, we need all the protection we can get. Particularly in places like Minnesota with large urban centers that may eclipse more rural areas in political clout.

With gun bills stalled, though, Democrats seem to be growing desperate to get a vote on these bills. Now, they’re going to try to force the vote.

Minnesota’s top Republican at the State Capitol Thursday declared gun safety bills dead for the year. That’s after Democrats used a parliamentary maneuver to force a vote on gun control.

House Democrats made gun safety a top-ten priority this year, but it stalled for lack of support in the Republican Senate. Now, they are trying to force the vote with a high-stakes gamble.

After weeks of protest, House Democrats are wrapping the contentious gun bills into a much larger, key public safety measure to guarantee that it gets a vote.

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Source:: Bearing Arms