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Dear Neighbor,

House Democrats are continuing their push to undermine the Second Amendment by creating more new firearms laws that would make law-abiding gun owners criminals at a time our courts continue throwing actual criminals back on the street.

A call to action for Second Amendment supporters is now necessary because the Democrat-run House committee on public safety is conducting hearings for a pair of anti-Second Amendment bills during a meeting 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul.

The two bills of note for that hearing are?H.F. 601 ? Her [ [link removed] ], arbitrary deadline for reporting for lost and stolen firearms; and?H.F. XXXX ? Becker-Finn [ [link removed] ], requiring ammunition and firearms to be stored separately.

It?s no secret some people in the majority party would just as soon ban guns altogether. Many of those same people also know it is unrealistic to try eliminating the Second Amendment from our Constitution in one fell swoop. Instead, they realize they can achieve the same result by making it impractical and legally hazardous for citizens to own guns. Last year, Democrats used full control of St. Paul to enact universal background checks and red flag confiscation orders. Now, they are continuing their march to undermine the Second Amendment.

For example, Rep. Her?s bill puts the onus on the victim of a crime to file a report to law enforcement within the government?s definition of reasonable time. If you are the victim of a firearm theft, and the perpetrator of that crime commits another crime with your stolen weapon, the bill stipulates that you may be held responsible. Democrats expect your guns to be locked and hidden away yet expect you to know within their definition of ?reasonable? when your guns have been stolen.

Rep. Becker-Finn?s bill has not received a House File number, but this looks to be a reincarnation of last year?s H.F. 396 she introduced. The gist of this year?s bill is it dramatically increases penalties for negligent firearm storage contributing to the subsequent crime or death. But these increased penalties come in a context where the actual perpetrators of such crimes are increasingly released back out onto the street under laws passed by Democrats in 2023.

According to the meeting notice, the hearing will be a ticketed event with an overflow room and will be broadcast on?House TV [ [link removed] ]. Public and written testimony will be heard on the Becker-Finn storage bill. Public testimony will not be allowed on H.F. 601, but written testimony can be submitted until noon Wednesday. Click?here [ [link removed] ]?for meeting details and for information to submit testimony.

Watch for more as this issue unfolds at the Capitol. It would be great to hear some local testimony provided on this important issue.

Sincerely,

Shane






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State Rep. Shane Mekeland
215 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55155
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(651) 296-2451







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