Minnesota Firearm News

Canada’s reported destruction of thousands of WWII-era Browning-Inglis No. 2 Mk1* pistols highlights the growing tension between surplus policy and historical preservation. Produced in Toronto during World War II with assistance from FN Herstal’s exiled staff—including co-designer Dieudonné Saive—these Hi-Powers were more than sidearms; they were artifacts of Allied cooperation and resistance against tyranny.

More than $1 billion in federal excise taxes on firearms and ammunition will fund wildlife conservation, public shooting ranges, and hunter education programs in 2026 through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. Since 1937, this user-pay system has generated over $31 billion for conservation—proving that gun owners and shooters are among the largest contributors to protecting America’s wildlife and public lands.

Before the Second Amendment was ever written, the principle behind it was already tested in blood. When British forces marched on Lexington and Concord in 1775 to seize colonial arms and powder, the conflict that followed made clear that disarmament—not taxation alone—sparked open revolution. The Founders understood that a free people must remain armed to safeguard liberty.

West Virginia’s SB 30 and HB 4106 aim to extend constitutional carry rights to law-abiding 18–20-year-olds, aligning carry laws with existing handgun possession rights. Supporters argue that legal adults who can vote, serve in the military, and be held fully accountable under the law should not be denied full Second Amendment protections.

The Minnesota Legislature returns February 17 amid election-year tension and deep partisan divides. While lawmakers will debate immigration, fraud investigations, and bonding bills, Second Amendment policy is once again shaping up as the session’s biggest flashpoint.

The Third Circuit has upheld New Jersey’s ban on sharing 3D-printed gun design files, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove the code qualified as protected speech under the First Amendment. While the decision stops short of declaring all digital firearm files unprotected, it opens the door for broader state-level restrictions on sharing gun-related information—an issue that could soon impact other states, including Minnesota.