Minnesota: Senate Gun Violence Prevention Working Group Meeting on Monday

On Monday, September 15th, the Minnesota Senate will hold a special working group on "gun violence prevention." The meeting will be held at 9am in room 1200 of the Senate Office Building.

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As of today, the working group is set to discuss the following gun control proposals:

• An "assault weapon ban" on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms;
• A ban on privately made firearms;
• A ban on common aftermarket firearm parts and accessories;
• Repealing statewide firearm preemption to allow localities to create a patchwork of gun control ordinances; 
• Establishing a statewide firearm registry and mandating training prior to purchasing or possessing a firearm; 
• Creating an Office of Gun Violence Prevention under the state Department of Health; 
• Providing funding for the creation of a "Violence Prevention Project.” This broad language could result in the use of taxpayers' dollars to advocate for and/or provide grant monies for anti-gun groups and their priorities;

What is noticeably absent from the agenda is a discussion on mental health or policies to address the soaring crime epidemic. 

Governor Tim Walz has recently called for a special session on a broad package of gun-control measures, including magazine capacity limits and a so-called "assault weapon ban." This meeting is likely a precursor to that special session being scheduled.

Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and your inbox for updates.