MN legislature drops AWs and Magazine ban, keeps Universal Background Checks

[usmarine0352_2005]

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Good they are dropping the assault weapons and magazine ban. Not happy about the universal background checks. If I want to sell my gun privately I shouldn't have to run a background check.




http://plymouth-mn.patch.com/articles/latz-promises-no-hearing-assault-weapons-ban-magazine-ban

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Latz Promises No Hearing on Assault Weapons Ban, Magazine Ban

The District 46 Legislator and head of the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to focus on background checks and ‘loopholes.’

By James Warden
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Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 46) said this week’s hearings on gun-control legislation will not cover a proposed ban on assault weapons or limits on magazine sizes.

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman─whose district includes Golden Valley, Hopkins, Plymouth and St. Louis Park-─said universal background checks will most likely lead the discussion.

“I think most people agree that universal background checks is the first place we should start. We need to focus on what we can accomplish right now to make our state safer,” a news release quoted Latz. “The outright banning of guns is a conversation that is more suited on the federal level.”

Latz’s committee plans two days of hearings on the proposed legislation, starting Thursday. Unlike divisive hearings in the House earlier this month, Latz said he wants to focus on proposals that have a broad consensus among the public.
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[Solo]

Excellent. Now let's see if we can't get those background checks out of the way as well.

 

[Justin]

Two out of three ain't bad.

I wish we were sitting that pretty here in Colorado.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Nothing to be at all happy about.

Just what THEY want us to think... Push for 80% and when they resolve to only take 20% we sigh and say it coulda been worse.

These background checks are the current and shifting "end game" for many of THEM as they feel it finally addresses the "gun show loop hole" and they'll ratchet back up on three or more issues later to get the one they really want.

This is one version of the compromising as well as the "reasonable" measures argument that they love to crow on and on about.

Remember well that these blanket administrative actions (background checks/registration) are the seeds of confiscation.

 

[miller.lyte]

What worries me is when he says it's "the first place we should start."

This isn't a win, it's just less of a loss.

 

[holdencm9]

I agree, the language he uses is not very reassuring. "This is the first thing we have to look at..." et cetera. But at least it seems that (for now) bans on guns and magazines are off the table in MN Leg.

Right now things are so emotionally charged, any postponement of discussion on any gun control is good. Maybe we can postpone it another few years years and hopefully vote some Democrats out of the legislature in the meantime and I am not partisan, but looking at the votes in Colorado, they were very divided by party lines.

 

[JRH6856]

If you are behind by 3 runs and score 2, who is winning the game?

 

[Fat_46]

Not many FFLs I know will "waste" an employee's time on doing $10 or $20 NICs checks. Universal background checks are defacto bans, because no one will perform them reasonably. And understandably so.

 

[JRH6856]

Not many FFLs I know will "waste" an employee's time on doing $10 or $20 NICs checks. Universal background checks are defacto bans, because no one will perform them reasonably. And understandably so.

Many FFLs currently perform background checks for private sales involving an interstate transaction. The charge around here ranges from $10-$35. In state sales won't be much different.

 

[InkEd]

No compromise.

I don't need the government's involvement in what I do with my PRIVATELY OWNED property!

 

[ngnrd]

I think most people agree that universal background checks is the first place we should start.

Before there's any talk about where to start, maybe there should be some discussion about what exactly the destination is...