Minnesota Senate Committee Advances Assault Weapons Ban Despite GOP Opposition

Minnesota Senate Committee Advances Semi-Auto Rifle and Magazine Ban on Party-Line Vote

A Springfield Armory Hellion semi-automatic rifle. Minnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would ban many rifles with similar features, including detachable magazines and pistol grips. IMG Jim Grant The battle over the Second Amendment in Minnesota escalated dramatically on March 13, 2026, when the state Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee passed SF 3655, a comprehensive ban on semi-automatic rifles and standard capacity maga…

Minnesota Senate Panel Advances Assault Weapons Ban After School Shooting

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee voted Friday to advance legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, moving the proposal to the Senate Finance Committee despite strong Republican opposition. The bill, authored by Sen. Zaynab Mohamed (DFL–Minneapolis), passed the committee in a 6–3 vote as lawmakers debated a series of gun violence prevention proposals. The push follows the Augu…

Minnesota Senate headed for vote on assault weapons

The Minnesota Legislature is not on track to ban semiautomatic assault weapons this legislative session.

Minnesota Senate committee passes assault-style weapons ban

The bill with the highest priority, a ban on assault-style guns and high-capacity magazines, passed on a 6-3 vote in a Minnesota Senate committee.

Cue the campaign ads: MN Senate to vote on assault weapons

The Minnesota Legislature is not on track to ban semiautomatic assault weapons this legislative session. However. The Senate could take a floor vote on an assault weapons ban that has been the focus of a relentless public advocacy campaign since Robin Westman used an assault rifle (and two other guns) in August to kill two children and injure 28 more people at a Minneapolis Catholic school.  And that vote would come in an election year when, acc…

Assault weapons ban in Minnesota: Emotional debate at Capitol

Gun safety took center stage at the Minnesota Capitol as senators dedicated the day to a marathon of discussing various gun-related bills.