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Minnesota lawmakers aim to tighten firearm restrictions for abusers
Bipartisan bills aim to improve firearm surrender enforcement for domestic abusers by removing a 72-hour arrest limit and adding compliance hearings, addressing 96% noncompliance, lawmakers said.
- On Tuesday, the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee advanced bipartisan bills to the Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law Committee in Minnesota.
- Statewide data show 96% of cases lack a court record, and lawmakers say the 2015 Minnesota law allowing firearm removal hasn't been implemented.
- Minnesota Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, is sponsoring HF391 to create a follow-up compliance hearing, and HF3946 would remove the 72-hour arrest limitation, as lawmakers say enforcement hasn't been effective.
- Jana Williams, who lost her niece Allison, testified that police delays preceded Allison's death, and lawmakers say the bills aim to prevent similar tragedies by restricting firearm access.
- A bipartisan coalition is pushing to tighten existing laws, and Minnesota Rep. Kelly Moller said Tuesday she hopes to combine her HF4075 with another bill, reflecting rare cooperation.
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Minnesota lawmakers aim to tighten firearm restrictions for abusers
ST. PAUL — A bipartisan coalition of state representatives is trying to tighten some of Minnesota’s existing laws that take firearms away from domestic abusers. A 2015 Minnesota law established the ability to remove firearms from domestic abusers, but Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, said that law isn’t working as it should. Scott’s bill, HF391, which she is working on alongside Rep. Kelly Moller, DFL-Shoreview, would create a follow-up compliance h…
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