Reps. Keith Ellison and Betty McCollum are cosponsoring a bill that would ban large-capacity ammunition feeding devices like the one used by Arizona gunman Jared Loughner. The bill would ban magazines that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The National Rifle Association endorsed Rep. Tim Walz for reelection on Saturday. While the group also gave Walz’s opponent an ‘A’ rating, it applauded Walz supporting Second Amendment rights in Congress. Though the NRA is traditionally seen as backing conservatives in general and Republicans specifically, the group has endorsed as many Minnesota DFLers as Republicans among those vying for Congress.
A National Rifle Association-backed bill is likely to be heard in the House Public Safety Committee this week, possibly Thursday. Dubbed the “Stand Your Ground” bill, HF 498 would make it easier to kill someone in self-defense. The…
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., spoke on the House floor Tuesday in opposition to federal laws that prohibit firearm possession in public housing, drawing a sharp rebuke by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.
Bachmann submitted a motion that said the government “shall…
At least five people have been injured in a shooting at an Omaha, Neb., mall. Reports are still sketchy, but evidently the shooter opened fire from the top level of a Von Maur store into the crowd below. More…
The statistics are grim: 26 gun-related deaths have occurred to date this year in Minneapolis, with the majority of those deaths occurring on the North Side, long known for gun violence.
In contrast, all of Minneapolis experienced six gun-related deaths…
After student Seung-Hui Cho shot 33 people to death — including himself — at Virginia Tech in April, President Bush ordered a panel to study the rampage and to issue findings.
As a result of the findings, the U.S. House…
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