I’ve been reading your comments, emails, and messages since the election, and I hear a lot of despair. People are talking about moving out of state. About giving up. About how it’s over.
I understand the feeling. On January 12, the DFL takes control of the House, the Senate, and the governor’s office. The Governor-elect has already said last year’s gun ban “is going to get passed.”
But I don’t lead with despair. I lead with hope. I think of myself as a happy warrior, and I want to tell you why you should be one too.
We’ve been here before, and we won
Look at the record. In 2025, not one gun control bill passed. In 2026, a gun ban passed the Senate by a single vote and never got a House vote. When the Legislature buried a binary trigger ban in a 1,400-page tax bill, we took it to court and won, and that ruling is final. When the State told adults 18 to 20 they couldn’t carry, we sued and won all the way to the Supreme Court.
None of that happened because the odds were in our favor. It happened because Minnesota gun owners showed up.
Despair is exactly what they want
Every gun owner who gives up is one less phone call to a legislator, one less person in a hearing room, one less voter in 2028. The people who want to ban your rifle are counting on you to look at the numbers, decide it’s hopeless, and stay home.
Don’t give them that.
We may lose at the Capitol. We will not lose this fight.
I’m not going to sugarcoat it. With a DFL trifecta, we may well lose at the Legislature, and we may lose big. Bills we stopped by one vote in 2026 could pass in 2027.
If they do, we’re going to win this in court. We’ve done it before: the binary trigger ban, the age-21 carry ban. Our Law Center is ready, and the Supreme Court hears the AR-15 ban case, Viramontes, on December 2.
And no matter what happens in Saint Paul, the Caucus is never, ever going to stop fighting.
Here’s what the fight ahead needs from you
It needs strong, committed Second Amendment advocates who won’t shy away from a hard fight or hard times. That means:
- Showing up for hearings. Legislative rules require only 72 hours’ notice before a hearing, and we don’t expect the DFL majority to give us a minute more. Sign up for our action alerts so you know the moment a hearing is posted, and be ready to call, email, testify, or fill the room.
- Coming to the Second Amendment Day of Action. Gun owners from across Minnesota at the Capitol, face to face with their own legislators. We’ll announce the date through our alerts. Plan to be there, and bring someone with you.
- Organizing to get out the vote in 2028. Every seat in the Minnesota House is on the ballot in 2028. The work of winning it back starts now, in your county, your precinct, and your gun club.
- Supporting this fight with every fiber of your being. Join the Caucus. Become a monthly Defender. Tell your friends. The other side is well funded. We win because there are more of us, and because we don’t quit.
Our guide to getting in the fight walks you through every one of these.
This isn’t a time to retreat. It’s a time to stand up.
I’ve been in this fight since 2009. I’ve seen bad sessions and good ones, and I’ve learned that the outcome is never decided on Election Day. It’s decided by who shows up afterward.
I’m showing up. The Caucus is showing up. Win or lose at the Capitol, we will never stop fighting, in the Legislature, in the courts, and at the ballot box. I’m asking you to show up with us.
We hold the line together.
Yours in Liberty,
Bryan Strawser
Chair