(The Center Square) – Nearly six months since the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has proposed a sweeping "ban" on different firearms and firearm accessories.
The package includes more than a dozen new restrictions.
kAm“%@@ >2?J E:>6D[ H6 92G6 D66? 8F? G:@=6?46 :?7=:4E :>>6?D6 962CE3C62< 2?5 =@DD :? |:??6D@E2[ (2=K k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^v@G%:>(2=K^DE2EFD^a_aebgcagdg_haahhgfQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8mD2:5k^DEC@?8mk^2m C646?E=J] “xE’D E:>6 7@C FD E@ 4@>6 E@86E96C E@ E2<6 C62=[ 24E:@?23=6 DE6AD E@H2C5 4@>>@? D6?D6 8F? =2HD]”k^Am
kAm%H@ DEF56?ED 5:65 5FC:?8 E96 2EE24<[ H9:49 92AA6?65 5FC:?8 E96 D49@@=’D >2DD @? E96 >@C?:?8 @7 pF8] af] p?@E96C b_ :? 2EE6?52?46 H6C6 :?;FC65] %96 ab\J62C\@=5 D9@@E6C 7@C>6C=J 2EE6?565 E96 49FC49 2?5 D49@@=]k^Am
kAm{J5:2 z2:D6C[ 2? 6:89E9\8C256C H9@ H2D D9@E :? E96 9625 5FC:?8 E96 2EE24<[ DA@<6 2=@?8 H:E9 (2=K :? 72G@C @7 E96 AC@A@D65 C6DEC:4E:@?D]k^Am
kAm“%H@ DEF56?ED H6C6 D9@E 2?5 <:==65[ EH@ DEF56?ED DFCG:G65 8F?D9@E :?;FC:6D E@ E96 9625] x 2> @?6 @7 E96>[” z2:D6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^v@G%:>(2=K^DE2EFD^a_aebeh_dhe_h_gbh`_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8mD2:5k^DEC@?8mk^2m ] “p== 49:=5C6? 92G6 E96 C:89E E@ =:G6 7C66 7C@> 8F? G:@=6?46 :? D49@@=D[ 49FC496D 2?5 :? @FC 4@>>F?:E:6D] t=64E65 @77:4:2=D 92G6 2 5FEJ E@ AC@E64E FD 7C@> 8F?D] }@ @?6 D9@F=5 92G6 E@ 8@ E9C@F89 H92E H6 H6?E E9C@F89 2E p??F?4:2E:@?]”k^Am
kAmx? C6DA@?D6 E@ E92E[ (2=K 42==65 7@C 244@F?E23:=:EJ]k^Am
kAm“xE’D E:>6 7@C @FC =68:D=2E@CD E@ E2<6 2 =6DD@? :? 4@FC286 7C@> 6:89E9\8C256CD =:<6 {J5:2 2?5 DE2?5 FA E@ E96 8F? =@33J[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%9:D A24<286 92D 366? 2?E:4:A2E65 7C@> |:??6D@E2 s6>@4C2ED D:?46 E96 D9@@E:?8] (9:=6 E96C6 :D DE:== D@>6 =24< @7 4=2C:EJ 2C@F?5 H92E DA64:7:4D H:== 36 :?4=F565 :? E96 3:==D[ (2=K’D @77:46 5:5 C6=62D6 D@>6 :?7@C>2E:@? @? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^v@G%:>(2=K^DE2EFD^a_aebgcagdg_haahhgf^A9@E@^`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8mvF? ':@=6?46 !C6G6?E:@? !24<286k^DEC@?8mk^2m]k^Am
kAm$A64:7:42==J[ E92E :E H:==ik^Am
kAm• q2? “>:=:E2CJ 2DD2F=E C:7=6D” 2?5 9:89\42A24:EJ >282K:?6Dk^Am
kAm• #6\A2DD E96 3:?2CJ EC:886C 32?k^Am
kAm• q2? 7:C62C>D H:E9@FE D6C:2= ?F>36CDk^Am
kAm• #6BF:C6 7:C62C> :?DFC2?46 7@C 2== 8F? @H?6CDk^Am
kAm• x>A=6>6?E “8F? :?5FDECJ 244@F?E23:=:EJ”k^Am
kAm%9:D :D ;FDE 2 76H @7 E96 >62DFC6D :?4=F565 :? E96 A24<286]k^Am
kAm#6AF3=:42? =6256CD :? E96 DE2E6 w@FD6[ #6AD] {:D2 s6>FE9 2?5 w2CCJ }:D<2[ C6DA@?565 H:E9 4@?46C? E@ (2=K’D 2??@F?46>6?E]k^Am
kAm“}@H E92E E96 8@G6C?@C 92D 7:?2==J C6=62D65 E96 A=2?D 96’D 366? E2=<:?8 23@FE 7@C 7:G6 >@?E9D[ H6’C6 9@A:?8 96’== 2=D@ C6=62D6 =2?8F286 D@ |:??6D@E2?D 42? D66 6I24E=J H92E 96 :D AC@A@D:?8[” E96:C DE2E6>6?E D2:5] “(6 962C5 >F=E:A=6 w@FD6 s6>@4C2ED D2J E96J 4@F=5 ?@E DFAA@CE 2? F?4@?DE:EFE:@?2= 3:==[ D@ :E 2AA62CD 9:D 32?D 2C6 @77 E96 E23=6 6G6? 7@C s6>@4C2ED]”k^Am
kAm%96J D2:5 E96 AC:@C:EJ D9@F=5 36 @? >6?E2= 962=E9 2?5 62C=J :?E6CG6?E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 =@@< 7@CH2C5 E@ H@C<:?8 E@86E96C @? 3:==D E92E <66A A6@A=6 D276 2?5 AC@E64E @FC 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= C:89ED]”k^Am
kAm%96 7FEFC6 @7 E9:D A24<286 :D F?46CE2:? 2D #6AF3=:42?D 2?5 s6>@4C2ED 3@E9 9@=5 ef D62ED :? E96 w@FD6[ 2?5 s6>@4C2ED 9@=5 E96 >2;@C:EJ :? E96 $6?2E6 3J ;FDE @?6 D62E]k^Am