Minnesota Senate Committee Advances Assault Weapons Ban Despite GOP Opposition

Minnesota Senate Panel Advances Assault Weapons Ban After School Shooting

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee voted Friday to advance legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, moving the proposal to the Senate Finance Committee despite strong Republican opposition. The bill, authored by Sen. Zaynab Mohamed (DFL–Minneapolis), passed the committee in a 6–3 vote as lawmakers debated a series of gun violence prevention proposals. The push follows the Augu…

Minnesota Senate headed for vote on assault weapons

The Minnesota Legislature is not on track to ban semiautomatic assault weapons this legislative session.

Minnesota Senate committee passes assault-style weapons ban

The bill with the highest priority, a ban on assault-style guns and high-capacity magazines, passed on a 6-3 vote in a Minnesota Senate committee.

Cue the campaign ads: MN Senate to vote on assault weapons

The Minnesota Legislature is not on track to ban semiautomatic assault weapons this legislative session. However. The Senate could take a floor vote on an assault weapons ban that has been the focus of a relentless public advocacy campaign since Robin Westman used an assault rifle (and two other guns) in August to kill two children and injure 28 more people at a Minneapolis Catholic school.  And that vote would come in an election year when, acc…

Assault weapons ban in Minnesota: Emotional debate at Capitol

Gun safety took center stage at the Minnesota Capitol as senators dedicated the day to a marathon of discussing various gun-related bills.

Minnesota Senate Democrats advance assault weapons ban; path to final passage remains rocky

ST. PAUL — Asked how he felt after testifying in the Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee, Mike Moyski said, “At least in this committee hearing, the opposing group was able to make eye contact with us.” His daughter, 10-year-old Harper Moyski, was killed in the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on Aug. 27. Another child, 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel, was also killed, and 28 others were injured in the Minneapolis shooting. Mike Moyski testifie…