Minnesota Gun Report

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After a break following the legislative session, Mitch Berg returns with the news:

• Keith Ellison files and amicus brief to try to affect magazine size restrictions in California – and eventually Minnesota
• A father in New Hampshire stops a burglar.

Then, Mitch interviews Philip Van Cleave of the Virginia Citizens Defense League.

From the show:

• Stop Keith Ellison’s Magazine Ban! – MNGOC website.
• New Hampshire dad holds intruder until police arrive – New England Community News
• Virginia Citizens Defense League

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg has the week’s gun-rights related news:

• Medical cannabis users in Minnesota discover a whammy in state law.
• Swiss voters to decide on “large capacity magazines”.

Then, Mitch fact-checks (“fisks”) a Protect Minnesota press release.

Special Programming Note

There will be a special Session Recap episode of this podcast later this week.  Stay tuned!

From the show:

• Minnesota Medical Marijuana Patient Rights To Restore Gun Rights – WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
• Swiss Vote on Gun Control Fires Up Spirit Of William Tell – Bloomberg News
• Post from Protect MN Facebook page, May 5, 2019

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg discusses:

• It’s the last week of the legislative session.   Gun control bills appear unlikely to get through the GOP controlled Senate.
• DFL Representative John Lesch (DFL-Saint Paul) refers to 2nd Amendment activists as “Child Murder Apologists”.

Then, Andrew Henderson talks about his legal battle to get his stolen firearm returned by the Saint Paul police – and the legal victory he won.

From the show:

• As Minnesota Legislature wraps up, partisan differences hang on budget negotiations
• St. Paul will pay $22K to settle lawsuit; police accused of delaying return of firearms

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg discusses:

• The DFL-controlled Minnesota House passed the Omnibus public safety bill containing the Universal Registration and Red Flag Confiscation proposals – against bipartisan opposition.
• Former Minneapolis officer Mohamed Noor was convicted in the shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond – and $2 million of the city’s settlement money with her family is being funneled to a Minneapolis gun control group.

Then, MNGOC Volunteer of the Year Tony Townley talks about “Second Saturday”, the caucus’s monthly social get-together – which will be at the Shore 96 in Shoreview on Saturday, May 11.

From the show:

• Minnesota House passes gun control measures
• Minneapolis agrees to pay $20 million in death of Justine Damond.
• Shore 96 in Shoreview!

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg discusses:

• New research showing that the violent crime and accident rates over the past 20 years at schools allowing concealed carry by staff.
• Anti-gun presidential candidate Kamala Harris taking, er, fire from progressives over…owning a gun.

Then, MNGOC Executive Director Bryan Strawser talks about the endgame in the Legislature over the next month.

From the show:

• Schools that Allow Teachers to Carry Guns haven’t seen school shootings during school hours – Crime Prevention Research Center.
• “Kamala Harris owns a handgun.  That’s unacceptable” – Peter Funt op-ed in USA Today.

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg discusses:

• the FBI’s 2018 Active Shooter report, which showed “good guys with guns” ended 10% of active shooter situations (or active shooters, if only after the fact) during the year
• Mark Steiger of the Pink Pistols Twin Cities talks about LGBT rights and gun rights.

From the show:

• Active Shooter Incidents in the US in 2018, published by the Department of Justice / FBI.
• Pink Pistols Twin Cities – Facebook and Web page.

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg gives us the top National and Minnesota 2nd Amendment news of the week.  Then:

• Bryan Strawser breaks down what happened with the House DFL-controlled hearings on Universal Registration and Red Flag Gun Confiscation orders

From the show:

• The House DFL slips their controversial and radical gun control measures into this session’s Public Safety Omnibus bill.
• Rep. Eric “Nuke the Gun Owners” Swalwell is running for President, and plans to focus his campaign on gun control.

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg gives us the top National and Minnesota 2nd Amendment news of the week.  Then:

• Mitch chats with MN Gun Owners Caucus Political Director Rob Doar and Pink Pistols Twin Cities President & local FFL Mark Steiger about the Caucus’s Business Alliance and the benefits of joining up for businesses

From the show:

• Los Angeles tries to cancel the last 30 civilian carry permits in the city – because cell phones are good enough!
• Contrary to news reports, New Zealanders voluntarily turn in…37 guns.

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Host and Producer Mitch Berg gives us the top National and Minnesota 2nd Amendment news of the week. Then, a discussion about non-traditional communities who are joining the 2nd Amendment movement.  Mitch talks with:

• Sarah Cade
• Sylvia McMahon

From the show:

• Rep. Ocasio-Cortez praises New Zealand PM for banning guns unilaterally.
• New Zealand gun confiscation site trolled to death.
• Saint Louis Park trying to circumvent state pre-emption ordinance – again (see p3)