We’ve been closely watching and reporting on several punitive gun-control proposals in the Minnesota legislature, including several from Gov. Tim Walz. Of course, the...

We’ve been closely watching and reporting on several punitive gun-control proposals in the Minnesota legislature, including several from Gov. Tim Walz. Of course, the worst of them was a proposal that would have banned many semi-automatic firearms in common use by lawful Minnesotans and another that would have banned the normal-capacity magazines that those common firearms use. Following committee votes on February 24 and 25, however, many of the measures have stalled in committee. And there’s a better-than-even chance that they won’t receive further consideration this session. Among those stalled was HF 3433, which would have banned commonly owned gas-operated semi-automatic firearms, a direct infringement on the Second Amendment. Under the measure, anyone who lawfully possessed a...