Minnesota Gun Control Bills Shredded In Committee

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

Minnesota Democrats made gun control a priority this year. They honestly believed they could and would pass gun control bills in a state that isn’t all that progressive in its politics. In particular, Minnesota Democrats wanted a red flag law and a universal background check bill.

After Tuesday in committee, it looks like they won’t get either.

Two gun control measures deemed a top priority by Minnesota DFL lawmakers this session were dealt an all-but-fatal blow Tuesday after they failed to advance on a party-line vote in a joint conference committee on the state’s public safety budget.

The vote, coming after three hours of debate, appeared to stymie efforts by gun control advocates to expand criminal background checks to private gun sales and create a “red flag” law that would allow authorities to temporarily confiscate firearms from people considered a threat to themselves or others.

The gun proposals, similar to federal proposals that have divided Congress, came to a head when Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, called for a vote on whether to add them to a broader spending bill being assembled by members from both the House and Senate.

The gambit paid off for Limmer, who earlier expressed deep …Read the Rest

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