Gov. Walz Suggests Constitutional Amendment to Address Gun Violence

Gov. Walz suggests constitutional amendment to address gun violence

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has reportedly floated a constitutional amendment to address gun violence in the state.

Key obstacle to Minnesota assault weapons ban: Republican voters don’t want it

Hundreds gather alongside parents of Church of the Annunciation students to demand a special session Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)The majority of Minnesotans in recent polling want lawmakers to reconvene for a special session on gun control and pass a ban on so-called assault weapons, but that may not ultimately matter as Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders nego…

Stuck in the mud on assault weapons ban, Walz floats idea of constitutional amendment - Eden Prairie Local News

Gov. Tim Walz and New York Times journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro conduct a panel during MinnPost Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Photo by Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposed a new option Saturday for addressing gun violence: A constitutional amendment to ban the sale and possession of assault rifles in the state.  “The state would have…

Tim Walz Floats 'Assault Rifle' Ban via State Constitutional Amendment

After failing to secure his gun ban in the legislature, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is suggesting an "assault rifle" ban via state constitutional amendment.

Walz floats assault weapons ban constitutional amendment

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposed a new option Saturday for addressing gun violence: A constitutional amendment to ban the sale and possession of assault rifles in the state.  “The state would have the voters take a vote because we know it’s super popular,” Walz said in a discussion with New York Times journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro at the MinnPost Festival at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis. The governor has not backed of…