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Minnesota Democratic leaders say special-session offer on assault-weapons ban stalled by lack of Republican votes
Summary
Democratic legislative leaders said they offered a compromise package, including bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, for a possible special session but said Republican leaders signaled no support to bring such measures to a floor vote.
A Democratic legislative leader and Aliyah Murphy, a legislator, told reporters that Democrats had presented Republicans and the governor with a proposal for a special session to address recent gun violence that would include bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
The Democratic legislative leader said the offer was made “in good faith” and included provisions Democrats and affected families favor, as well as items Republicans have said are important to them. “This morning, leader Murphy, myself, the governor, put out a offer in good faith to our Republican colleagues to have a special session to address the gun violence we've been seeing across the state and across the country in recent days,” the leader said.
Why it matters: Democratic leaders described the proposal as a negotiated offer intended to secure bipartisan support but said they believe Republican leadership will not allow a floor vote on an assault-weapons ban. That, they said, leaves the effort…
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