While Democrats celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk and while Tim Walz wishes death upon President Donald J. Trump, Walz pretends to have the moral high ground by demanding unconstitutional gun control in a special session. 

The assassination of former Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, the assassination attempts of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, and the Catholic school shooting have been tragic events that should not be weaponized by crooked politicians to score political points. No amount of gun control would’ve stopped these deranged events and gun laws will only hamper law abiding citizens.

The state Senate sits with a 33-32 Democrat majority with two vacancies that are likely to bring the Senate to a 34-33 Democrat majority. The House currently sits with a 67-66 GOP majority with one vacancy that is likely to bring the House back to a 67-67 tie with Republican Lisa Demuth as Speaker. Walz is likely to call for a special session following the September 16th House special election filling Hortman’s seat. The Senate vacancies will not be filled until November.

GOP control of the Speakership and an equal number of Representatives in the state House can serve as a blockade to radical Tim Walz but only if all 67 House Republicans hold strong and refuse all gun control. Giving Socialist Attorney General ANTIFA Keith Ellison and leftist prosecutors throughout MN even more anti-gun laws will only make it more likely that regular citizens have their Rights trampled. Like was seen in the Walker Anderson case, these crooks even supports the misapplications of gun laws against law abiding citizens! If even one House Republican caves, Democrats win and the 2nd Amendment is lost in Minnesota.

The first line of defense is the House GOP leadership as Speaker Lisa Demuth and House Floor leader Harry Niska, which must not agree to any terms of gun control with Walz. Demuth, Niska, and other legislative leaders met with Walz on Tuesday, Sept. 9th on the topic of a special session and legislative leaders reportedly were optimistic about a “public safety deal” being reached. Demuth also said she “thinks” there are not the votes to pass gun control, which leaves some room for doubt in conservative’s eyes. However as we’ve previously reported, Demuth trashed gun control at the MNGOP State Central convention and must live up to her word. We The People do not want to be left in the dark while Republicans negotiating with Walz behind closed doors, instead, GOP politicians must dig their heels in and not let Tyrant Tim call the shots. If rumors of Demuth running for Governor in 2026 are true, she is going to have to hold the line since Walz is determined to infringe on our 2nd Amendment.

Typical procedure would require legislation to go through the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee where Niska sits with Republican Elliot Engen (36A) and Democrats Jamie Long (61B) and Athena Hollins (66B). If such action is taken for the special session, Niska and Engen will have eyes on them from conservatives across the state. Commonly, legislative leaders would agree to the legislation being put forward by the Governor, which is likely not going to happen in this case. Additionally, a Declaration of Urgency would seemingly be required since bills would not have three readings as required by the MN Constitution. If a gun control floor vote takes place, the GOP Whip, Jim Nash (48A), would be responsible for getting Republicans to vote as a block against such measures.

Several House RINOs stand out as people who will potentially cave on gun control based on their history of folding to Democrats on such legislation. In 2023, RINO Andrew Myers (45A) was the lone Republican to join Democrats in keeping unconstitutional background checks in SF2909 and in 2024, Myers again voted for gun control with RINO Jeff Witte (57B) in a bill that included a ban on binary triggers (HF2609). 

Sources tell A4L that Andrew Myers, Danny Nadeau, and other liberal GOP Reps have privately said they will vote with the GOP caucus (against gun control). We hope to see them live up to their word.

In the Senate, grassroots conservatives will want to keep an eye on Zach Duckworth (SD57), Michael Kreun (SD32), Karin Housely (SD33), and Carla Nelson (SD24) as previous co-sponsors of gun control and Julia Coleman (SD48) who complained when Democrats stole her gun control bill. Like the House, all Senate Republicans must also refuse to concede our right to bear arms because legislation requires 34 votes to pass. This means the GOP does not have a vote to spare in the Senate and they must be in lockstep. The Senate does not elect party whips, so the responsibility of protecting our gun rights would likely fall on GOP Assistant Leader John Jasinski (SD19). If the Senate GOP holds strong then the House GOP isn't given any ideas on caving and likewise the other way around.

All Senate and House Republicans except Sen. Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) voted for gun control in 2024 in the form of increased penalties on firearm straw purchases (HF548 in the House and SF733 in the Senate). Considering that only Wesenberg stood strong against gun control, we know spineless Republicans must be closely watched by their constituents. 14 freshmen GOP Reps were elected in 2024 and were not in office for the mentioned gun control vote so they would be put to the test in a special session to hold firm to conservative principles.

As mentioned, if just one House Republican caves then the left has won the gun control battle. Grassroots conservatives must hold their elected leaders’ feet to the fire by demanding they not concede an inch on gun control. The GOP should flat out reject a special session by Walz and return the Legislature to regular order in February of 2026. If a special session occurs, the House GOP should pass MAHA-style legislation to tackle the youth mental health crisis in our state, pass Sen. Wesenberg’s bill to give tax breaks to retired police officers who volunteer as school resource officers, and Sen. Wesenberg/Rep. Roach’s legislation that legalizes detransition counseling to solve the gender dysphoria crisis in our state. 

The Catholic school shooting, the President Trump assassination attempt, and the recent Charlie Kirk assassination (which was celebrated by the left) shows the left’s increasing violence must be dealt with and gun control will not solve the greater evil in play. When the shoe was on the other foot, Republicans immediately disavowed the assassin who killed former MN Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband, and their dog and the attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Many on the left celebrate murdering political enemies while the right understands the gravity of such evil.

As has been said many times before, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. The actions of crazed individuals should not limit the freedom of law abiding citizens.

Charlie Kirk was scheduled to be at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 22nd (12 days after his assassination) and Senator Nathan Wesenberg has introduced legislation to have a statue of Kirk built at the U of M campus. A4L has reported on this legislation, the MNGOP State Central Committee's support of it, and has a petition in support of this legislation. Click image below to sign:

Action 4 Liberty will never concede on our Constitutional Rights and will never waiver in our mission of protecting liberty for the next generation. We encourage Patriots to reach out to their legislators and express their views on this critical subject.