Minnesota Firearm News

Today the Minnesota House Public Safety Committee is hearing HF 3433 and HF 3402—two sweeping proposals that would ban many commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and magazines over 10 rounds. The bills could impose strict registration requirements, criminal penalties, and limited grandfathering, raising significant constitutional and practical concerns for lawful gun owners across the state.

Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2026–2027 Pennsylvania budget includes $1 million for a new Office of Gun Violence Prevention and expanded funding for PICS. Second Amendment advocates warn the measures could grow firearm bureaucracy, increase costs for gun owners, and further entrench the state’s controversial “Record of Sale” system.

New Mexico’s sweeping semi-automatic firearm ban, SB 17, has stalled after failing to advance before the legislative deadline—a significant victory for gun owners and small businesses who mobilized in strong opposition. While the proposal is effectively dead for this session, sponsors have signaled they intend to revisit similar legislation in the future, underscoring the need for continued vigilance and engagement.

Minnesota lawmakers have introduced HF 3433 and SF 3654, companion bills that would ban the sale and transfer of many commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines. The proposals raise significant constitutional questions under Heller and Bruen and could impose new compliance burdens on gun owners and retailers across the state if enacted.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has reversed its policy of automatically reporting veterans with fiduciaries to the FBI’s NICS system, restoring due process protections for affected service members. The change ends a practice that restricted firearm rights without a judicial finding and includes efforts to remove previously reported veterans from the database, while Congress works to make the reform permanent.

Virginia lawmakers are advancing a semi-automatic firearm and magazine ban despite RAND’s decade-long research review finding the evidence that such bans reduce violent crime is “inconclusive.” With federal studies reaching similar conclusions and rifles accounting for a small fraction of homicides, the debate raises broader questions about whether policy is being driven by data—or politics.