MN Law Enforcement Support for Broader Background Checks on Firearm Purchases

It’s not just wild-eyed activists pleading for expanded background checks on firearms purchases. This article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune describes law enforcement influence at the Minnesota legislature that shows there are many police and law enforcement leaders who also want to work towards reducing gun violence. Our thanks goes out to Dennis Flaherty, Director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) and Andy Skoogman, Executive Director for the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, only to name two from the article.

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Is violent crime skyrocketing or plummeting? This question has become a fixture of the 2024 presidential race, with dueling claims from both campaigns. On October 16th, the headline at Real Clear Investigations, an online media site, touted what it called a bombshell report to support the narrative that crime is skyrocketing. However, the report was written by discredited former academic John Lott.

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