GOP state House leadership has ensured conservatives that no gun control will pass if Walz calls a special session. This pledge requires Republicans standing strong as Democrats try all legislative tactics possible with a tied House and Senate Dem majority. Unfortunately, RINOs appear to already be caving. 

As seen in a recent Star Tribune article, Senators Julia Coleman (SD48) and Jim Abeler (SD35) and Reps. Danny Nadeau (34A) and Wayne Johnson (41A) appear to be caving on gun control before a special session has even been called. 

Julia Coleman says in the article that everyone in the Capitol failed the children involved in the tragic Annunciation shooting and wants to see data about “what different tweaks to firearm laws do”. It seems awfully unfair to blame every single person in the Capitol for a crazy, Christian-hating transgender shooting up a school and vaguely promoting gun control as the solution proves yet again that Coleman is not a real conservative. She even told the Star Tribune that she wouldn’t mind returning for a special session when it is clearly just a political stunt by Walz. Coleman’s colleague, Jim Abeler, opposes a special session but refused to say how he would vote on several gun control measures. Abeler needs to remember that representing a swing district doesn't exempt him from primaries and many conservatives are getting fed up with his Uniparty behavior.

On the House side, Danny Nadeau goes the furthest left of the publicly quoted Republicans in the Star Tribune article. While Nadeau says he wouldn’t vote for so-called assault weapons or high capacity magazine bans as stand-alone bills, he refused to rule out supporting a broader package including those proposals. 

In an Oct. 1st legislative update email to constituents, Wayne Johnson argued that MN needs to increase penalties for “straw purchasers who put weapons in the wrong hands”, which would seemingly mean he wants to punish firearm sellers and gifters for a crime someone else committed. One should not have to bear responsibility for crimes they did not commit. He also states his support for mandatory prison sentencing for repeat gun criminals as Rep. Dawn Gillman (17A) does in a Sept. 30th legislative update email to constituents as well. Here’s the problem with laws like that: They limit judicial discretion and can lead to unjust outcomes. As seen with the Walker Anderson ghost gun case, radical leftist prosecutors already want to throw people in prison when they aren’t even violating the law. 

A few swing district Democrat Senators have not yet stated their position on banning so-called assault weapons or high capacity magazines. Considering that they have voted for some of the most radical left policies as is, there is little hope any of them see the light. The only reason a Democrat would oppose these policies was if they knew it would hurt them electorally. No House Dem has signaled anything other than support for tyrannical gun control.

Without an agreement from legislative leaders and Walz on the bills for a special session, bills would have to go through the committee process since a rule suspension would not have the required 2/3rd support. Gun control would have to pass through the equally divided House Public Safety Committee to reach the floor.

Republicans on the committee include co-chair Paul Novotny (30B), Jeff Witte (57B), Matt Bliss (2B), Bidal Duran (2A), Elliot Engen (36A), Bobbie Harder (17B), Walter Hudson (30A), Aaron Repinski (26A), Erica Schwartz (18A), and Terry Stier (22B). With Duran, Schwartz, Repinski, and Witte in swing districts, they are more likely to flip and must be reminded that the GOP base would replace them in a primary if they side with the Democrats. Witte and Andrew Myers (45A) previously voted to ban binary triggers and must especially have a close eye kept on them. Swing district House Dems on the committee include drunk driving they/she Brion Curran (36B), Lucy Rehm (48B), and Brad Tabke (54A). 

The Democrats will attack Republicans no matter how they vote and no matter what they do. Despite voting with leftists CONSTANTLY, Jim Abeler will be treated like a far right extremist by Democrats in the election. As an example, Abeler and others were targeted by Democrats a bit ago on the issue of guns. Why are they caving to the left instead of standing with grassroots conservatives? See below:

Republicans control the House and can block all legislation if they stand strong. Action 4 Liberty will call out any caving RINO who sells out your Constitutional gun rights. The Star Tribune notes that Republicans who vote for gun control "could" face backlash from A4L and we have to correct the record: All Republican legislators who supports gun control WILL face serious backlash from the liberty movement!

Any and all gun control must be a non-starter for all legislative Republicans. Grassroots conservatives are watching which GOP legislators fight for their liberties and which ones play right into Tyrant Tim Walz’ hand.