The murder of George Floyd continues to mobilize our community. The legislature is considering plans to protect Minnesotans from police violence. We support the set of public safety proposals from the Minnesota People of Color and
The Stand Your Ground Bill is an extreme bill that will allow people to “shoot first, ask questions later,” and represents a serious risk to people of color, immigrants and all Minnesotans. A person could
The most dangerous gap in firearms laws today is the “private seller” loophole. Although federal law requires licensed firearms dealers to perform background checks in all gun sales, it does not require unlicensed private sellers
This dangerous bill will repeal Minnesota state statutes mandating background checks, gun safety training, and other permit requirements to carry loaded firearms of any sort in public places. A permit will be “optional.”
Protect Minnesota analyzed Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) reports on permit to carry applications submitted by the Sheriff’s department in each Minnesota county for the years 2006-2016. Here are our findings.
Minnesotans want background checks on all gun sales. During a recent poll of Minnesota State Fair attendees, 86.2% said criminal background checks should be required on all gun sales, including private transactions and at gun
In June, people all over the country will participate in Wear Orange Day, a national day of awareness for gun violence prevention.
This article describes how many police and law enforcement leaders are using influence at the Minnesota legislature to work towards reducing gun violence.
It’s happened again. Someone decided to take out their anger over a traffic problem with a gun. Why do people carry guns in their cars? That is the question.
More anger in Minnesota: a fatal shooting at a St. Paul law office involving an angry man who decided to “settle” his differences with his lawyer by shooting the law clerk sitting in the office.
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