Overview
- The Minnesota Senate, which voted Monday, approved the package 34-33 along party lines in the first Senate vote to back such bans.
- The measure would ban future dealer sales of assault-style semiautomatic guns, high-capacity magazines, ghost guns with no serial number, and binary triggers that increase a gun’s rate of fire, while requiring current owners to certify restricted items with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and renew every three years.
- The package also directs $20 million to school safety, adds mental health support, and sets up anonymous threat reporting for schools.
- The tied House has little appetite for the bill, as GOP leaders say it will not advance before the session ends in mid-May.
- Supporters cite the Annunciation church and school attack that killed two children, while Republicans and gun-rights groups argue the plan targets lawful owners and would not stop criminals.