Minnesota Lawmakers Move on ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban, Magazine Cap

February 24, 2026
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Minnesota lawmakers are once again charging headlong into the gun-grabbers' playbook, with the state House scheduling hearings this week on bills that would outlaw most semi-automatic firearms—branded as assault weapons—and slap hard caps on magazine capacities. This isn't some fringe proposal; it's a full-throated assault on the rifles and pistols that millions of law-abiding Minnesotans use for self-defense, hunting, and sport shooting. Picture this: your AR-15, a Mini-14, or even many common handguns like the Beretta 92 could be deemed contraband overnight, turning everyday gun owners into instant felons for owning tools that have been staples of American freedom since the Founding Fathers enshrined the right to bear arms. The timing reeks of political opportunism, hot on the heels of national debates and cherry-picked tragedies that anti-2A groups like Everytown exploit to fuel their fearmongering. Minnesota's DFL-controlled legislature is mirroring failed experiments in states like California and New York, where assault weapon bans have done zilch to curb crime—FBI data shows violent crime rates in those states often exceed national averages, with criminals ignoring laws that only disarm the compliant. These bills ignore Supreme Court precedents like Bruen, which demands gun restrictions pass strict historical muster (spoiler: magazine caps and semi-auto bans don't have a snowball's chance in the founders' era). Cleverly, proponents dodge defining assault weapon with the usual vague pistol-grip nonsense, ensuring endless litigation and bureaucratic nightmares for FFLs and manufacturers. For the 2A community, this is a clarion call to action: flood those hearings with testimony, rally at the Capitol, and support groups like the NRA and GFAC pouring resources into Minnesota. If this passes, expect a federal lawsuit tsunami, but the real implication is erosion by a thousand cuts—states like Minnesota testing how far they can push before SCOTUS slaps them down. Gun owners, sharpen your pens, load your emails, and stand firm; the Second Amendment isn't a suggestion, and neither is our resolve. Stay vigilant, Minnesota—your rights hang in the balance.

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Minnesota lawmakers are once again charging headlong into the gun-grabbers’ playbook, with the state House scheduling hearings this week on bills that would outlaw most semi-automatic firearms—branded as assault weapons—and slap hard caps on magazine capacities. This isn’t some fringe proposal; it’s a full-throated assault on the rifles and pistols that millions of law-abiding Minnesotans use for self-defense, hunting, and sport shooting. Picture this: your AR-15, a Mini-14, or even many common handguns like the Beretta 92 could be deemed contraband overnight, turning everyday gun owners into instant felons for owning tools that have been staples of American freedom since the Founding Fathers enshrined the right to bear arms.

The timing reeks of political opportunism, hot on the heels of national debates and cherry-picked tragedies that anti-2A groups like Everytown exploit to fuel their fearmongering. Minnesota’s DFL-controlled legislature is mirroring failed experiments in states like California and New York, where assault weapon bans have done zilch to curb crime—FBI data shows violent crime rates in those states often exceed national averages, with criminals ignoring laws that only disarm the compliant. These bills ignore Supreme Court precedents like Bruen, which demands gun restrictions pass strict historical muster (spoiler: magazine caps and semi-auto bans don’t have a snowball’s chance in the founders’ era). Cleverly, proponents dodge defining assault weapon with the usual vague pistol-grip nonsense, ensuring endless litigation and bureaucratic nightmares for FFLs and manufacturers.

For the 2A community, this is a clarion call to action: flood those hearings with testimony, rally at the Capitol, and support groups like the NRA and GFAC pouring resources into Minnesota. If this passes, expect a federal lawsuit tsunami, but the real implication is erosion by a thousand cuts—states like Minnesota testing how far they can push before SCOTUS slaps them down. Gun owners, sharpen your pens, load your emails, and stand firm; the Second Amendment isn’t a suggestion, and neither is our resolve. Stay vigilant, Minnesota—your rights hang in the balance.

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