{"id":2482272,"date":"2025-09-04T09:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-passed-a-slate-of-gun-control-laws-before-tim-walzs-calls-for-more\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:16:19","slug":"minnesota-passed-a-slate-of-gun-control-laws-before-tim-walzs-calls-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-passed-a-slate-of-gun-control-laws-before-tim-walzs-calls-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota passed a slate of gun control laws before Tim Walz&#8217;s calls for more"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fminnesota-passed-a-slate-of-gun-control-laws-before-tim-walzs-calls-for-more%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=2482272&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--><p>The article discusses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s push for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-re-ups-call-for-gun-control-while-commemorating-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting\/\" title=\"Biden renews ... control plea during Thousand Oaks shooting memorial.\">additional gun control legislation<\/a> following a recent school shooting in Minneapolis, despite the state having already enacted significant firearm reforms in recent years. Walz plans to call a special legislative session to propose a comprehensive gun control package, potentially including an assault weapons ban. <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota has previously passed laws increasing penalties for straw purchases and expanding the ban on certain firearm accessories like binary triggers, although the binary trigger ban was struck down by a court for procedural reasons. In 2023, the state enacted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-prosecutor-calls-for-prohibiting-police-traffic-stops-for-non-safety-related-infractions\/\" title=\"... Prosecutor Calls for Prohibiting Police Traffic Stops for \u2018Non-Safety-Related Infractions\u2019\">omnibus public safety bill<\/a>, which included stricter background checks on private transfers of certain firearms and a &#8220;red flag&#8221; law allowing temporary confiscation of guns from individuals deemed hazardous.<\/p>\n<p>Gun rights advocates and Republican leaders criticize Walz&#8217;s approach,arguing that focusing on firearm bans misses broader issues like mental health and school security,and express concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-launches-title-ix-overhaul\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Launches Title IX Overhaul\">due process protections<\/a> under the red flag law.The GOP also accuses Walz of prioritizing political rhetoric over practical solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, along with suburban leaders, are calling to repeal a state law preventing cities from enacting their own gun restrictions, advocating for local control if state or federal efforts stall. Despite Minnesota&#8217;s relatively strong gun laws compared to other states, gun-related deaths rose 6% in 2024, fueling the ongoing debate about effective measures to reduce gun violence. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Minnesota passed a slate of gun control laws before Tim Walz&rsquo;s calls for more<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2149737\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In the wake of the Minneapolis school shooting, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) is pushing for more gun control legislation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota<\/a>, although the state recently enacted a slate of firearm reform laws.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Walz said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3790208\/tim-walz-minnesota-gun-control-special-session\/\">he will call<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3790208\/tim-walz-minnesota-gun-control-special-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">  a special session<\/a> for the closely divided Minnesota legislature to vote on a &ldquo;very comprehensive&rdquo; gun control package that the governor plans to propose, which could include a ban on &ldquo;assault weapons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3792915\/trump-supreme-court-expedited-ruling-tariff-power\/\">Trump asks Supreme Court for expedited ruling on his tariff power<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3792893\/trump-russia-ukraine-peace-deal-both-not-ready-for-peace\/\">Trump says Ukraine and Russia &#8216;not ready&#8217; for peace despite optimism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3792257\/trump-2-billion-washington-dc-beautification-project-fiscal-hawks-congress\/\">Trump&#8217;s $2 billion DC &#8216;beautification&#8217; plan forcing fiscal hawks to stomach more spending<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If Minnesota lets this moment slide, and we determine that it&rsquo;s OK for little ones to not be safe in a school environment or a church environment, then shame on us,&rdquo; Walz told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota, however, already passed an array of far-reaching<a href=\"https:\/\/gunowners.mn\/take-action\/2024-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> gun control measures<\/a> in recent years, thanks largely to a Democratic trifecta controlling the state House, Senate, and governorship.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, for example, the legislature increased criminal penalties for &ldquo;straw gun&rdquo; purchases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; A Glock handgun is holstered on the side of Kristopher Kranz of Bloomington, Minnesota, as he listens during public testimony on Aug. 20, 2013, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo\/Jim Mone, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a straw purchase, an individual buys a firearm for someone ineligible to purchase or possess guns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/bills\/bill.php?b=House&amp;f=HF2609&amp;ssn=0&amp;y=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House File 2609<\/a> amended the state&rsquo;s straw purchasing law to increase the penalty from a gross misdemeanor to a felony and lowered the bar for prosecution based on whether the firearms provider should have &ldquo;reasonably known&rdquo; about the recipient&rsquo;s ineligibility. Beforehand, the prosecutorial standard required proof of prior knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.mn.gov\/members\/Profile\/News\/15550\/39412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expanded the statutory definition<\/a> of illegal &ldquo;trigger activators&rdquo; to include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrl.mn.gov\/archive\/minutes\/senate\/2024\/fin\/20240418\/Fin_20240418_SF5153-1E-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">binary triggers<\/a>, which are devices that allow a gun to fire more than one round per pull and release of a trigger. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Minnesota<\/a>, it is a felony to own, possess, or operate a trigger activator; violations are punishable by up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>However, a Minnesota court <a href=\"https:\/\/gunowners.mn\/press-release-court-strikes-down-binary-trigger-ban-in-landmark-legal-victory-for-minnesota-gun-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struck down the binary trigger ban<\/a>, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution&rsquo;s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.<\/p>\n<p>Both measures became state law after legislators tucked them into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/bills\/bill.php?b=House&amp;f=HF5247&amp;ssn=0&amp;y=2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1,000-plus page tax bill<\/a> approved by Walz. The language was tacked on in a last-minute amendment just before the legislature adjourned for the 2024 session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Assault weapons and handguns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo\/Seth Perlman, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In May 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/press-releases\/?id=1055-578396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walz signed into law<\/a> a sweeping public safety package he had touted as &ldquo;historic&rdquo; gun reform.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/bills\/bill.php?b=Senate&amp;f=SF2909&amp;ssn=0&amp;y=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate File 2909<\/a>, the omnibus bill in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-already-passed-a-slate-of-gun-control-laws-before-tim-walzs-calls-for-more\/\" title=\"... already passed a slate of ... before ...&#039;s calls for more\">part prohibits private-party transfers<\/a> of pistols and semiautomatic &ldquo;military-style assault weapons&rdquo; without a prior background check of the firearms recipient. Police are accordingly required to deny an application for a transferee permit or report of transfer if &ldquo;a substantial likelihood&rdquo; exists that the individual in question would pose a threat to themselves or the public when in possession of a firearm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another provision of <a href=\"https:\/\/house.leg.state.mn.us\/NewLaws\/story\/2023\/5511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S.F. 2909<\/a> establishes a &ldquo;red flag&rdquo; law temporarily confiscating firearms from dangerous individuals. Through this mechanism, family or household members, law enforcement officers, a city or county attorney, or legal guardian are able to <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/getforms\/firearms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">petition the court<\/a> for an <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/_media\/migration\/scao_library\/legalcounseldivision\/fast-facts-extreme-risk-protection-order-external.pdf?utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;extreme risk protection order,&rdquo;<\/a> including on an emergency basis, prohibiting a person perceived as at high risk of harming themselves or others with a gun from purchasing and possessing firearms for up to one year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2587150\/minnesota-democrats-red-flag-bill-joins-flurry-of-blue-state-gun-control-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS&rsquo; &lsquo;RED FLAG&rsquo; BILL JOINS FLURRY OF BLUE STATE GUN CONTROL MEASURES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gun owners have raised concerns about the law skirting due process protections by circumventing the issuance of the warrants typically required in such seizures.<\/p>\n<p>According to Minnesota Judicial Branch <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/help-topics\/court-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a>, of the 284 ERPO petitions filed through Aug. 1, few (5%) were rejected by a judge.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chairman Bryan Strawser told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that tens of thousands of AR-style rifles and accessories are already lawfully owned in Minnesota, and state-level bans on these items would likely not survive legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The recent Minneapolis attack involved handguns and a shotgun&mdash;underscoring that focusing on the design of a firearm misses the larger point,&rdquo; Strawser said.<\/p>\n<p>Strawser urged officials to invest in mental health resources and work to secure schools, rather than focusing on firearm design.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of treating this as a political football in an election year, we should pursue steps that research shows are effective: strengthening mental health resources, broadening community support systems, providing schools with discreet layered security, and denying perpetrators the notoriety they seek,&rdquo; Strawser said. &ldquo;These solutions would have real impact and can earn broad bipartisan, even unanimous, support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3790292\/trump-military-teachers-carry-weapons-school-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SUGGESTS &lsquo;DISTINGUISHED&rsquo; EX-MILITARY TEACHERS COULD CARRY WEAPONS AT SCHOOLS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s Republican Party is expressing similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Tim Walz has once again shown Minnesotans that he is not serious about solutions&mdash;only about radical rhetoric,&rdquo; Alex Plechash, chair of the Minnesota GOP, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Walz&rsquo;s record, Plechash said he failed Minnesota&rsquo;s nonpublic schools when the state&rsquo;s Catholic dioceses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncatholic.org\/letter_to_governor_walz_school_safety_in_nonpublic_schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> him for school security funding following credible threats in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now he wants to rush into a special session, not to solve problems, but to advance an extreme agenda that will not keep children safe,&rdquo; Plechash said of Walz.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz waits for a press conference to start outside Annunciation Church after a shooting earlier in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Alex Kormann\/Star Tribune via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s proposal, if put to a vote, likely needs bipartisan support to pass. A <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/MNGOV\/2025\/07\/11\/file_attachments\/3321574\/Special%20Election%20Writ%20House%20District%2034B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">special election in September<\/a> is expected to restore a 67-67 tie in the Minnesota House, and state Senate Democrats only hold a one-seat majority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to need some Republicans to break with the orthodoxy and say that we need to do something on guns,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>GOP legislative leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/school-shooting-minneapolis-gun-control-41e146a644ebdb99b7de5c607836a45b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> complained that Walz did not consult them before floating the idea of a special session.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mnhousegop\/posts\/speaker-representative-lisa-demuthafter-a-long-overdue-conversation-with-the-gov\/1221343166707626\/\" target=\"_blank\">a statement<\/a>, Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth urged that bipartisanship should be the focus if Minnesota lawmakers convene f<\/span>or a special session.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Governor Walz and Democrats are focused on partisan accusations and demands, this special session will not be productive for the people of Minnesota,&rdquo; the top-ranking House Republican said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Walz&rsquo;s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the mayors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minneapolis<\/a> and St. Paul are calling on the Minnesota legislature to change <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/laws\/1985\/0\/144\/#laws.0.1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 1985 state statute<\/a> preventing cities from enacting gun restrictions at the municipal level.<\/p>\n<p>Joined by several suburban mayors, Twin Cities mayors Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter, both Democrats, held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MayorFrey\/posts\/pfbid02n34DGqTa3VhnZswmeSsscFHgeTitRqdkLMcEmJW18oi4L5RRh8mzky2G1a6iVfHal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a press conference<\/a> Tuesday to rally for statewide and federal bans on so-called &ldquo;assault weapons&rdquo; and high-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3784359\/annunciation-church-minneapolis-shooting-days-of-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ANNUNCIATION CHURCH SHOOTING COMES AFTER DAYS OF VIOLENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frey said if state and federal authorities decline to do so, Minnesota should give municipalities the power to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enact gun reform measures locally<\/a>. Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/471.633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state law<\/a>, the legislature currently preempts all authority of a home rule charter or city government to regulate firearms and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If state and federal officials are either unwilling or unable to make the necessary change, give us, as mayors of these cities, the ability to do it ourselves,&rdquo; Frey said.<\/p>\n<p>Second Amendment advocates say city-by-city ordinances would be cumbersome for permit holders commuting daily between jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/everytown-for-gun-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everytown for Gun Safety<\/a>, an organization lobbying for greater gun control across the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/everytownresearch.org\/rankings\/state\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ranks Minnesota<\/a> 14th in the nation on gun law strength. The gun control group Protect Minnesota released <a href=\"https:\/\/protectmn.org\/lethal-gun-violence-in-minnesota-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a study<\/a> showing that 2024 gun-related deaths in the state increased by 6%, reaching a 564 total, despite Democratic efforts to combat gun violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota passed gun laws before Walz&#8217;s new push<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2482273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tim_walz_dems.webp.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50385,4762,5698,5894,36113],"class_list":["post-2482272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gun-control-2","tag-legislation","tag-minnesota","tag-politics","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tim_walz_dems.webp.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482272"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482276,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482272\/revisions\/2482276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}