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St. Paul, MN – A controversial bill now awaiting a vote in the Minnesota Senate would make it illegal to store firearms unless they’re unloaded and locked, or in a locked storage unit or gun room.
Madison Lake Republican Rich Draheim says the majority of people store their guns properly, but warns this bill has “some pretty broad language that would make good people, honest people criminals.”
Vadnais Heights Democrat Heather Gustafson responds her bill does not infringe on Second Amendment rights.
“We’re not talking about 14-year-old who’s hunting with their dad…,” she says. “This is about a five-year-old or a six-year-old gaining access to a loaded weapon. That’s when there’s the potential for a felony or possibly incarceration.”
Expect heated debate when the bill comes up for a vote in the full Senate.