Overview

• DFL leaders unveiled a 10-point plan featuring bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and binary triggers alongside funding for mental health and school safety.
• The proposal outlines a special session running Oct. 6–12, though the governor has not formally called lawmakers back.
• Republican leaders refused to back immediate gun bans, accused Democrats of bypassing the committee process and said a leaders’ meeting ended after about 10 minutes.
• Gov. Tim Walz also floated a constitutional amendment to prohibit the sale and possession of assault rifles, but experts note it would still need majorities in both chambers and a majority of all votes cast statewide.
• Several Senate Democrats have not publicly committed to bans as polling shows broad support overall and in suburbs but strong opposition among Republican voters, leaving the outcome uncertain.