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Minnesota Senate Passes Gun Package With Assault-Style Sales Ban

The tied House now looks unlikely to pass the measure this session, pushing the fight over gun policy toward the fall campaign.

Overview

  • DFL senators approved the package Monday in a 34-33 party-line vote, marking the chamber’s first passage of such gun limits.
  • The bill bars federally licensed dealers from selling assault-style semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than 17 rounds.
  • Current owners must certify affected firearms and magazines with the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and renew that certification every three years.
  • The package makes selling or transferring unserialized ghost guns a felony and revives a ban on rapid-fire binary triggers.
  • About $20 million goes to school safety with added funding for student mental-health services, though House GOP leaders say the tied House will not move the bill before the May 18 adjournment.