Walz Says Minnesota Should Reconsider Allowing Guns at State Capitol After Shooting

Walz: Legislature should reconsider allowing guns at State Capitol

MINNESOTA – Minnesota law allows people to carry handguns at the Capitol in St. Paul as long as the owner has a permit to carry, but Governor Tim Walz wants to change that. “I made no bones about it, but I think it’s inappropriate that we carry guns in the capitol and we have to reassess that,” Walz said. A registered Minnesota lobbyist was arrested for allegedly sending a text threatening violence at the State Capitol. According to Minnesota Ho…

Walz says Minnesota should reconsider allowing guns at State Capitol after shooting

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday that the Legislature should consider prohibiting people from carrying firearms at the State Capitol after two lawmakers were shot in their homes this past weekend.

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The Minnesota governor also told reporters he hopes to have Melissa and Mark Hortman lie in state at the Capitol. And he said Yvette Hoffman could be released from the hospital as early as Thursday.

Walz says Minnesota should consider banning guns at State Capitol after shooting