More 2A Infringing BillsDemocrats in Saint Paul want criminals to walk free after committing gun crimes but are doing everything they can to infringe on law-abiding citizens' 2nd Amendment rights. During a week when Minnesota mourns the loss of three of our first responders, the DFL is full steam ahead to politicize this tragedy and advance their radical agenda. In a joint hearing of the Public Safety and Children & Families committees this week two anti 2A bills were heard HF 601 – Her and HF 4300 – Becker-Finn. These pertain to mandatory reporting and onerous storage requirements respectively. They will both have the effect of making law-abiding Minnesotans criminals overnight while Democrats continue to let actual criminals free to cause more harm to our communities. Also introduced during Monday’s floor session was HF 4277 – Frazier which would REMOVE mandatory minimums for gun crimes. This would let criminals off with shorter sentences and reduced parole. In a week when Minnesotans are reeling from the actions of a criminal who illegally obtained a firearm they were not allowed to possess, Democrats think that it’s ok to let these kinds of criminals out sooner. Continuing to Infringe on Religious LibertiesA change to the definition of “sexual orientation” in the Minnesota Human Rights Act from last year has restricted the religious exemption in the statute. When a new, separate definition of gender identity was created, there was no corresponding religious exemption added. The removal of this protection from the Human Rights Act breaks decades of precedent and is an attack on Minnesota's religious communities. Representative Niska brought forward an amendment that would have restored the religious exemption in the MHRA and protected religious organizations and faith-based schools against claims of gender identity discrimination. Already, at least one faith-based school is facing an employment complaint at the Department of Human Rights because of the removal of the exemption. A broad coalition of testifiers came forward to support the amendment to protect religious liberty in our state including; the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, Agudath Israel of Minnesota, and the Islamic Center of Minnesota. You can view there hearing and their testimony here:  |