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Gun measures become law
After being consistently blocked by Republicans lawmakers, Democrats used their majority this session to take those long-talked about proposals and make them law.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz is set to sign a public safety bill into law Friday afternoon. The bill includes two major gun safety provisions.
The public safety bill includes red flag laws that allow law enforcement to intervene if someone is a threat of injuring themselves or others with a gun and also enacts universal background checks on gun purchases in Minnesota.
"There's no place for weapons of war in our schools, churches, banks or anywhere else people are just trying to live their lives," Walz tweeted ahead of the bill signing. "For the safety of our children, I'm signing historic gun violence prevention measures into law - today."
Among other provisions, the bill also includes:
- Establish the Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls
- Restrict strip searches of detained juveniles
- Create the codified crime of organized retail theft
- Prohibit peace officers from joining or supporting hate or extremist groups
Watch Walz sign the historic gun legislation into law in the player above or on our YouTube page.