Tag: Second Amendment
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...
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...
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...
Biden takes fire after vowing to ‘ban assault weapons’
(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden pledged in a speech late Wednesday to ban “assault weapons,” but critics were quick to push back.
Biden...
U.S. Senate reaches agreement on gun control bill
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Senate voted late Tuesday to advance a gun control bill with 14 Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch...
Lucero: Democrat laws are about ‘hatred for guns,’ not evil
Legislators are not “thinking independently,” Rep. Eric Lucero said in a recent interview as he reflected on this year’s legislative session.
“Unfortunately, there are too...
Biden: Congress must ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines
(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden late Thursday called on Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in response to three mass...
Commentary: Anti-gun cabal proves they’re unserious about reducing violence
Unlike those who immediately reacted with hysterical rage and ignorantly focused on one object, I waited through the solemnness of Memorial Day and a...
Minnesota kids are getting their hands on ‘ghost guns’
Two teenagers possessing "ghost guns" were apprehended in the aftermath of an alleged shootout in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood.
According to a criminal...