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Walz Presses Gun Limits as Special Session Remains Unscheduled

Negotiations remain stuck over proposed bans on assault-style weapons and magazine limits because razor-thin margins require bipartisan votes.

Tim Walz waits to address the media outside Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis after a mass shooting there on Aug. 27. (Alex Kormann/Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS)
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Overview

  • Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders met again Thursday, with the governor reiterating he will call a special session but offering no date.
  • Democrats are seeking votes on an assault-style weapons ban and high-capacity magazine limits, while Republicans push school security and mental-health funding without new gun restrictions.
  • The House is tied and the Senate currently lacks the 34 votes needed to pass legislation due to vacancies, meaning any gun ban would need GOP support.
  • Walz says Republicans refuse to allow votes on gun bans, a claim House Speaker Lisa Demuth disputes as she notes the governor has not released specific bill language.
  • Some Democrats have not committed to new restrictions, families’ testimony has not shifted GOP opposition, and leaders plan to continue talks with another meeting set for Friday.