Overview

• After two days of hearings, the working group ended without consensus, agreeing only on tougher penalties for impersonating a peace officer after reviewing 11 DFL-backed proposals.
• DFL senators pressed measures including safe-storage requirements, an assault-weapons and high-capacity magazine ban, limits on binary triggers, funding for research, and a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
• Republican members opposed new firearm restrictions, submitted no specific proposals for consideration, and cited constitutional concerns and short notice from DFL leadership.
• Sen. Andrew Mathews proposed state funding for school resource officers for any public or private school that requests one, which drew interest for short-term action.
• Walz said he will call a special session on gun policy, though no date is set and passage of major restrictions remains uncertain in a narrowly divided Legislature.