Minnesota Revives AR-15 Ban Push Ahead of Supreme Court Ruling

Minnesota Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar says a new gun ban is a top priority for her administration, and she's moving on it before the Supreme Court even rules on whether bans like it are constitutional. AmmoLand reports the timing sets up a direct collision between state ambition and pending Second Amendment precedent.

Key points

• The bill: Klobuchar's push mirrors Minnesota's Senate File 4067, which barred dealer sales of "semiautomatic military-style assault weapons" and magazines over 17 rounds, and would have required existing owners to certify and recertify those items every three years, with criminal penalties for violations.
• It already failed once: SF 4067 passed the state Senate 34-33 in May but never got a House vote; Democrats now hold the governorship and both chambers, clearing that roadblock.
• SCOTUS timing: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments December 2 in the consolidated cases Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, which ask whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect AR-15-style rifles.
• NRA response: NRA-ILA's John Commerford called the plan "a direct assault on the constitutional rights of law-abiding Minnesotans" and said the organization will fight it in St. Paul and in court if necessary.

Quick take

AmmoLand frames this as more than a Minnesota story: a Supreme Court ruling protecting commonly owned semiautomatic rifles could unravel bans nationwide, which is exactly why a state pressing ahead now, before that ruling lands, matters to every gun owner watching the broader legal fight.

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