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Minnesota Firearm News



Another Law-Abiding Gun Owner Caught in the Patchwork — Why National Reciprocity Can’t Wait
Another law-abiding gun owner has been caught in America’s dangerous patchwork of firearm laws—underscoring why national concealed carry reciprocity can’t wait. Green Bay Packers lineman Rasheed Walker was arrested at LaGuardia Airport after properly declaring an unloaded, locked firearm at the airline counter, a process that is routine and lawful across most of the country.

Austin Reville
Feb 94 min read


Hawaii Lawmakers Panic After Supreme Court Hearing — Push New Carry Workaround
Just days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, Hawaii lawmakers moved to blunt a potential loss by introducing new legislation that would force businesses to post government-mandated signage declaring whether firearms are allowed. The rushed bill, framed as a “public safety” measure, underscores growing concern that the Court may strike down Hawaii’s sweeping carry restrictions—and highlights a broader trend of states attempting legislative end-ru

Austin Reville
Feb 93 min read


D.C. Officials Refuse Transparency on Gun Possession Arrests as Prosecutors Promise Crackdowns
Washington, D.C. officials are refusing to disclose how aggressively they are enforcing the city’s strict gun possession laws—even as federal prosecutors publicly promise zero tolerance. Neither local police nor federal prosecutors will release data on arrests or prosecutions where the only alleged offense is a technical gun-law violation, raising serious concerns about transparency, selective enforcement, and the targeting of otherwise law-abiding gun owners.

Austin Reville
Feb 83 min read


Supreme Court Takes Aim at Hawaii’s “Vampire Rule” — A Case That Could Shape Carry Rights Nationwide
Just days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, Hawaii lawmakers moved to blunt a potential loss by introducing new legislation that would force businesses to post government-mandated signage declaring whether firearms are allowed.

Austin Reville
Feb 74 min read


Gun Control Rhetoric Emerges From Trump Administration After ICE Incident
Following a fatal Border Patrol shooting involving an anti-ICE protester in Minnesota, rhetoric from members of the Trump Administration sparked concern among Second Amendment advocates. Officials emphasized that the individual was carrying a “fully loaded” firearm with extra magazines—language critics argue misrepresents lawful carry and unfairly stigmatizes gun owners.

Austin Reville
Jan 305 min read


Democrats Revive Federal Push to End Online Ammo Sales — Minnesota Gun Owners Would Feel the Impact
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat, New Jersey. Angelina Katsanis /AP A group of Democrats in Congress has once again introduced legislation aimed at shutting down online ammunition sales nationwide—an effort that would dramatically expand gun control far beyond the handful of states that currently regulate ammo purchases. The proposal, titled the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, was reintroduced by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.). Filed as H.R. 7166, the bill wo

Austin Reville
Jan 293 min read

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