Legislature Primed to Reinstate Invalidated Gun LawA slightly revised version of the state's high-profile handgun permitting law picked up momentum in the Legislature on Wednesday, two weeks after the Appeals Court upheld a decision to strike it down on a technicality.
On a 7-5 vote, with all Republicans in favor and DFLers opposed, the House Civil Law Committee voted to reinstate the 2003 law, which created a uniform standard for obtaining permits to carry guns in public and led to more being issued in the state. The prior law gave sheriffs and police chiefs wider power to deny permits.
The gun bill is one stop away from a House floor vote, where even opponents concede it will easily pass.
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