{"id":1930624,"date":"2023-05-14T03:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T07:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-minnesota-senate-hold-firm-to-pass-contentious-gun-control-measures\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T03:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T07:59:49","slug":"democrats-in-minnesota-senate-hold-firm-to-pass-contentious-gun-control-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-minnesota-senate-hold-firm-to-pass-contentious-gun-control-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"MN Senate Democrats stand firm to pass controversial gun control laws."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-in-minnesota-senate-hold-firm-to-pass-contentious-gun-control-measures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1930624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Minnesota Senate Passes Gun Control Legislation<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota senators held firm despite only a one-vote majority Friday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-minnesota-senate-hold-firm-to-pass-contentious-gun-control-measures\/\" title=\"MN Senate Democrats stand firm to pass controversial gun control laws.\">pass gun control legislation strongly supported<\/a> by the governor that would align the battleground state with others nationally that have taken steps to keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis and criminals.<\/p>\n<h3>Proposals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A \u201cred flag law\u201d that would allow authorities to ask courts for \u201cextreme risk protection orders\u201d to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be an imminent threat to others or themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Expanded background checks for gun transfers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bill passed 34-33 on a party-line vote late Friday after around nine hours of debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are going to be providing \u2014 finally \u2014 is a path forward for families and law enforcement who know that someone\u2019s exhibiting signs of crisis and danger,\u201d said Democratic Sen. Rob Latz of St. Louis Park, chairman of the Senate public safety committee. \u201cAnd it will give them lawful tools to separate people in crisis from the firearms that are around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen other states have some kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">red flag laws<\/a>, Latz noted at a news conference, including several red states.<\/p>\n<p>The package also includes tougher restrictions on the use by police of no-knock warrants. While it stops short of a ban, it allows only very limited exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has repeatedly said he will sign the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Legislature is rushing to complete work on the major budget bills of the session before the May 22 adjournment deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) \u2014 Democratic Minnesota senators held firm despite only a one-vote majority Friday to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor that would align the battleground state with others nationally that have taken steps to keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis and criminals. 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