The frequent occurrence of mass shootings in the United States is a national embarrassment.

🧵 ⤵️ In the wake of these tragedies, ineffective policies are often posited as solutions to "end gun violence."

These proposals recycle policies that have not succeeded in preventing such incidents.

Press Release: Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus denounces Senate passage of controversial gun control bill. 🧵

gunowners.mn/press-release-… Today the Minnesota Senate, on a party-line vote, passed a 522-page omnibus public safety bill containing red-flag gun confiscation and universal gun registration.

Senator @grant_hauschild, there's so much to unpack in this column - so ahead of the Senate debate this afternoon, let's dive in. 🧵

https://twitter.com/grant_hauschild/status/1657021359317286912

@grant_hauschild First, the right of a Minnesotan to keep and bear arms, enshrined in our Second Amendment, is NOT about hunting.

In the core holding of the landmark US Supreme Court case, Justice Scalia wrote, "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Press Release: Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus opposes inclusion of gun control provisions in Public Safety Omnibus Bill (SF2909). 🧵

gunowners.mn/press-release-… Yesterday the Public Safety Conference Committee, without any Republican representation, snuck in red flag gun confiscation and universal gun registration into their omnibus bill to shield vulnerable senators from voting on the controversial legislation.

Press Release: Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus opposes Saint Paul’s illegal & unconstitutional firearms storage ordinance proposal. 🧵 ⬇️

gunowners.mn/press-release-… This week, the St.Paul City Council will engage in a misguided attempt to regulate the storage of firearms in the city, violating Minnesota’s state preemption laws prohibiting cities from regulating firearms.

"Three freshman DFL senators — Robert Kupec of Moorhead, Grant Hauschild of Hermantown and Judy Seeberger of Afton — all said they have concerns with certain gun control bills."

startribune.com/fate-of-gun-co… "Kupec said he has issues with all the gun bills but declined to discuss his specific positions, citing ongoing negotiations. He said he can envision himself voting for new restrictions with the right bill, but added: "I don't know if we're going to get there or not.""

Wow, this op-ed is really... something.

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alabamareflector.com/2023/03/07/sto… "It should humiliate without restraint those costume-wearing soldier wannabes who show up with their shooters at rallies. It should elevate judges — unlike the present conservative majority justices of the U.S. Supreme Court — who don’t view the Second Amendment as a national… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Let’s revisit this shall we? The two individuals arrested for this incident are 16 and 15. /1

https://twitter.com/petron/status/1573668462882422787

It is unlawful for these two individuals to possess a handgun. It is unlaw for them to carry a handgun. /2

Senator @SenatorAnn, along with Reps @RepFreiberg and @CedrickFrazier have a letter to the editor in today's Star Tribune that plays into nearly every stereotyped falsehood about law-abiding permit holders that exists /1

https://twitter.com/SenatorAnn/status/1426573799458283532

@SenatorAnn @RepFreiberg @CedrickFrazier The most alarming part - when shown evidence that a state agency is violating multiple laws passed into place by #mnleg that restrict government agencies from doing what the Fair is doing - their response is not to be appalled, but instead attack law-abiding gun owners /2

The criminal indictment against Mr. Lazzaro contains serious and disturbing charges. We're grateful to our friends in law enforcement who work to combat sex trafficking here in Minnesota. /1 When stories like this break, we always check to see if the individual in question has any connection to our organization. /2