Tag: Second Amendment
Appeals court strikes down Minnesota gun carry ban for young adults
Minnesota’s regulations that prohibit adults younger than 21 from carrying firearms are unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has ruled.
On July 16, a three-judge panel...
Sen. Hauschild confirms he’s a ‘no’ vote on safe storage bill
A DFL senator who often is under the microscope as a potential swing voter in his Iron Range district has confirmed he will be...
Democrats pass ‘safe and secure storage’ gun control bill in Minnesota...
In a marathon session of the Minnesota House of Representatives, Democratic legislators passed new gun control legislation known as the "safe and secure storage"...
House Democrats approve surrogacy legislation, gun control bill
Democrats in control of the Minnesota House of Representatives passed surrogacy legislation that has been strongly criticized by religious groups and social conservatives in...
Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association opposes firearms storage bill
The Minnesota Sheriffs' Association (MSA) released a letter this week in which it announced its opposition to the so-called "safe and secure storage of...
GOP senator accuses DFL colleagues of ‘playing politics’ with her straw...
Could a bill that a Minnesota senator introduced and advanced with bipartisan support through a committee in the legislature last year have prevented the murder last month of two Burnsville police officers...
Federal judge: Illegal immigrant can carry guns
An illegal immigrant was wrongly banned from possessing guns, according to a recent ruling.
A federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 922, bars illegal immigrants from...
Republican state senator no longer supports gun control bill
Minnesota Sen. Karin Housley, R-Stillwater, removed her name from a gun control bill brought forward by several Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature. Signing on...
Shooting league calls DFL bill an ‘attack on a school-approved activity...
One of Minnesota’s fastest growing high school sports is in danger of becoming too expensive for its athletes if a bill circulating in the state House and...
Democrats advance two gun control bills in Minnesota House
Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives advanced two gun control bills on Thursday that have Republicans, gun groups, and private citizens concerned.
HF 4300,...