GOCRA monitors gun-related bill introductions and progress in the Minnesota House and Senate.
GOCRA 2016 Bill Tracker
Every year, Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance helps write and pass pro-Second Amendment legislation, while fighting against anti-rights billls. On this page, we keep track of what’s happening on pending legislation.
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GOCRA Position:
Support |
Forbid the DNR from making new regulations restricting lead ammunition The Department of Natural Resources is attempting an end run around the Legislature, using rulemaking to continually extend bans on lead ammunition. This bill would remove the DNR’s authority to do so. |
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
“Red Flag” bill: Unconstitutional seizure of your guns before due process Senator Ron Latz, always ready to do what New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg orders, has introduced a “red flag” bill, which would allow any family member, current, or former romantic partner to demand that a judge order your guns taken away. Then, you’d get to pay to go to court to try to get them back. |
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
Universal registration of firearms at time of transfer
Senator Latz’s gun registration bill, under the guise of “universal background checks,” would make a permanent federal record of every gun transfer, at the financial expense of the buyer and/or seller. |
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GOCRA Position:
Support |
Minnesota cops not to enforce or assist new federal gun control Rep. Drazkowski’s bill would ban the use of Minnesota law enforcement or resources in the enforcement of any new federal gun control laws. |
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
Rep. Norton’s Gun control grab bag
This bill won’t get a House hearing, but it exemplifies the gun-grabbing goals that the NYC Bloomberg gang would like to force on Minnesotans. This bill would:
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
Gun “Buy-back” money You can’t “buy back” something you never owned. This bill would waste your tax dollars to have police departments buy guns from the public. This would not, of course, have any impact on crime. |
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
No-fly, no-buy Rep. Kahn doesn’t believe in due process. This bill would deny firearm purchases to people placed on secret federal watch lists. |
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
Four guns makes you a “Gun Dealer” This bill would require anyone transferring more than three guns in a year to have a federal gun dealer license, or to use a dealer to do the transfer. This would cost you money while doing nothing to stop illegal gun sales. |
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GOCRA Position:
Opposed |
“Gun Court” in Hennepin County While we support getting violent offenders off the street, we have little confidence that this bill will do anything to stop the frequent plea-bargaining and light sentences for violent criminals. More importantly, this bill focuses attention on the tool, not the criminal act. |