Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill
Summary
Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota started a sit-in in the state House to demand a vote on a gun violence prevention bill after the Republican House Speaker did not schedule it. The bill, already passed narrowly by the Democratic-controlled Senate, aims to introduce new gun control measures such as banning assault weapons and improving school safety.Key Facts
- About 20 Democratic state representatives began a sit-in on Thursday night in the Minnesota House chamber.
- The sit-in followed the Republican Speaker Lisa Demuth’s failure to schedule a vote on a gun violence prevention bill.
- The Minnesota Senate, controlled by Democrats, previously passed the gun violence prevention omnibus bill narrowly.
- The House has a 67-67 tie between Republicans and Democrats, with a Republican Speaker currently leading.
- The bill proposes bans on military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, safe gun storage rules, a ban on “ghost guns” (homemade firearms without serial numbers), and school threat reporting systems.
- The push for the bill followed a deadly school shooting at Annunciation Catholic church last August that killed two children and injured others.
- Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, supports the gun control measures.
- Speaker Demuth has said she does not believe gun bans are the right solution and has delayed bringing the bill to the floor, stating it should go through committees first.
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