Joined by gun control advocates, lawmakers and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords at the state Capitol on Friday, DFL Gov. Tim Walz signed a public safety bill with the new gun policies into law.
Universal background checks and “red-flag” court orders to temporarily remove guns from people deemed an imminent threat to themselves or others are another step closer to becoming state law.
In a 50-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ordered Minnesota to stop enforcing its ban on 18- to 20-year-olds from getting a permit to carry.
Close to 200 people showed up at the Osakis Community Center Saturday afternoon, March 18, to hear about gun-control bills that are moving through the Minnesota legislative process.
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