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Democratic gains raise odds for gun control in Minnesota
KSTP.com ^ | 12/16/18 | AP

Posted on 12/16/2018 7:57:43 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

A shift in the balance of power at the state Capitol has boosted the odds of lawmakers passing bills to reduce gun violence during the upcoming legislative session. The Democratic takeover of the Minnesota House includes so many freshmen who support tougher gun laws that staunch gun control opponents now consider the chamber to be hostile territory. The Senate, where the GOP maintains a one-vote majority, remains a question mark, though the chamber's top Republican, Majority Leader Paul Gazelka of Nisswa, has signaled "some openness" to discussing gun proposals that got blocked in previous sessions .

Sen. Ron Latz, a Democrat from St. Louis Park, said he expects some kind of bill will become law for universal background checks for gun purchasers. He said he also expects approval of a "red flag" law that would let families and police get court orders to temporarily take guns away from people who are a danger to themselves or others. He lost a procedural effort to force a vote on both proposals last session.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; guncontrol; minnesota; mn; nra; secondamendment
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Gun control my arse. It’s gun confiscation.


21 posted on 12/16/2018 8:30:37 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Muslim DemocRats want to disarm you.


22 posted on 12/16/2018 8:31:29 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Twitter is Trump's laser pointer and the media are all cats.)
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To: minnesota_bound

The Twin Cities run the state.


23 posted on 12/16/2018 8:32:46 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Twitter is Trump's laser pointer and the media are all cats.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Lesbians, too.


24 posted on 12/16/2018 8:32:56 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

But..but...the press said we have an increased chance of “passing bills to reduce gun violence.” Surely, they can’t be talking seriously about gun control?


26 posted on 12/16/2018 8:43:30 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2.)
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To: Yellow vest

Try to keep up...

https://www.dcclothesline.com/2018/11/16/oregons-new-red-flag-law-state-confiscates-nearly-50-gun-owners-guns/

https://www.dcclothesline.com/2018/11/05/new-york-democrats-drafting-bill-to-screen-social-media-accounts-internet-search-history-of-gun-buyers/

http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/red-flag-gun-laws-without-due-process-whispers-of-mental-instability-will-close-doors-to-healthcare/


27 posted on 12/16/2018 8:49:45 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

We who though MN might be salvaged were proved wrong on Nov. 6.


28 posted on 12/16/2018 9:03:02 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Baynative

“lawmakers passing bills to reduce gun violence”

That’s not possible, and that’s not why they pass their stupid laws. Of course.


29 posted on 12/16/2018 9:06:53 PM PST by Dr. Pritchett
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To: Theodore R.

With the increasing E. African vote, my district in congress is gone forever.


30 posted on 12/16/2018 9:07:37 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Gun control in Minnesota? Sure, renounce Islam to buy or possess a gun. Otherwise, be on terrorist watch list.


31 posted on 12/16/2018 9:22:49 PM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: Grimmy

Somalis aka “skinnies” have an average IQ of 70. They’re not afraid to die & gain their `72 virgins’. They believe their dark skin makes them invisible at night. They already know that a gun & badge gives them leave to murder innocent white women at will and that their Democrat governor will defend them.

Minnesotans will have to govern themselves accordingly.


32 posted on 12/16/2018 9:25:20 PM PST by elcid1970 (My gun safe is saying, "Room for one more, honey!")
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To: Reno89519

The way it’s going in MN, renounce islam and you WILL be put on a terrorist watch list.


33 posted on 12/16/2018 9:29:40 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: dowcaet

They are sectarian indeed. Many liberals, come up to them with libertarian ideas, and they will agree, put anything but Bernie Sanders or Hillary as a tag to these ideas and they will reject them or claim the Republicans are the ones who promote abortion.


34 posted on 12/16/2018 9:41:18 PM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Yellow vest

Yeah; try living here in California!


35 posted on 12/16/2018 11:23:37 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Somali’s in Minnesota, this was the Obama air lift in the dead of night in the interior of the nation that was laughed at as ridiculous. The change he spoke about was just this, changing the voting demographics


36 posted on 12/17/2018 3:05:17 AM PST by ronnie raygun (when the mars probe went in for a landing)
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To: ronnie raygun

Switzerland and Finland are among the top ten countries in gun density. They are also among the safest countries. Recommend copying whatever they do.


37 posted on 12/17/2018 3:20:32 AM PST by Stevenfo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Dictatorship approaches.


38 posted on 12/17/2018 3:44:19 AM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: Stevenfo

“Switzerland and Finland are among the top ten countries in gun density. They are also among the safest countries. Recommend copying whatever they do.”

But they are much more homogeneous with actual Swiss and Finnish populations rather than this polyglot collection of the dregs of the world 5hat we are rapidly accumulating.


39 posted on 12/17/2018 4:11:28 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

“The Twin Cities run the state.”

The big cities retty much run whatever state they are in and they suck.


40 posted on 12/17/2018 4:13:34 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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