What we’ve done to defend your rights
In 2026 a gun ban passed the Minnesota Senate by one vote and died in a tied House. In 2027 there is no tie. This is the record we take into the fight, and what’s coming next.
2027 session
The next fight starts January 12
The 2027 session opens January 12 with DFL control of the House, the Senate, and the governor’s office. The day after the election, Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar said the 2026 omnibus gun bill “is going to get passed” and “certainly should be one of our top priorities.”
What we expect:
- An omnibus gun bill early in the session that builds on 2026’s SF 4067: a ban on dealer sales of most semi-automatic rifles and of magazines over 17 rounds, and state certification of the ones you already own
- A renewed push to repeal or carve up preemption, which would let Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Edina enforce their own bans
- Carry restrictions at the Capitol, at schools, and in government buildings
- Bills we haven’t seen yet. We’ll post each one on the Bill Tracker as soon as it’s introduced
We held the line with a tied House. Holding it with a DFL majority takes more of us, at the Capitol and in the courts.
2026
A tied House, and a gun ban stopped one vote short
Every gun ban heard in the House in 2026 was stopped, and our cases kept winning in court.
Capitol · May 2026
The 2026 gun ban never got a House vote
SF 4067, the omnibus gun bill, passed the Senate 34-33 on May 4, 2026. The House was tied 67-67, and Speaker Lisa Demuth and every House Republican held the line.
Capitol · February 2026
Rifle and magazine bans stopped in committee
HF 3433 (semi-automatic rifles) and HF 3402 (magazines over 10 rounds, with no grandfathering) both failed on 10-10 votes in House Public Safety on February 24.
Capitol · February 2026
Preemption survived
HF 3351, a total repeal of Minnesota’s firearm preemption law, failed 7-7 in committee. Repeal would have switched on the Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Edina bans.
Capitol · 2026
Capitol carry stays legal
Bills to ban carry at the State Capitol complex (HF 3357, SF 3631) failed. Permit holders can still carry there.
Our lawsuit · May 2026
The binary trigger ban is dead for good
On May 26, 2026, the Court of Appeals affirmed our win in Caucus v. Walz. The State didn’t seek review, so the decision is final and binary triggers are legal in Minnesota.
Our lawsuit · May 2026
Saint Paul’s gun ban stays in court
The court denied the city’s motion to dismiss Caucus v. City of Saint Paul on May 26, 2026. The city appealed on June 10.
Supreme Court · June 2026
Marijuana users keep their rights
In US v. Hemani, where we filed an amicus brief, the Supreme Court ruled on June 18, 2026 that marijuana users do not forfeit their Second Amendment rights.
Supreme Court · June 2026
Hawaii’s carry default struck down
In Wolford v. Lopez, where we filed an amicus brief, the Supreme Court on June 25, 2026 struck down Hawaii’s rule banning carry on private property open to the public unless the owner says yes.
Supreme Court · December 2026
The AR-15 goes to the Supreme Court
We filed an amicus brief in Viramontes v. Cook County, which the Court is hearing with Connecticut’s Grant v. Higgins. Argument is December 2.
2025
Wins in court and at the Capitol
Our lawsuit · April 2025
18-20 year olds can carry
The Supreme Court declined Minnesota’s appeal in Worth v. Jacobson on April 21, 2025, leaving our win in place. Adults 18 to 20 can now get a Permit to Carry.
Accountability · 2025
Counties brought into line
When Olmsted County refused permits to 18-20 year olds after Worth, we forced it into compliance, and we acted just as fast when Fillmore County did the same.
Our lawsuit · 2025
Binary trigger ban struck down
In Caucus v. Walz, the district court struck down the 2024 omnibus bill’s binary trigger ban under the Minnesota Constitution’s single-subject rule.
Capitol · 2025
No gun control passed in 2025
Every gun control bill in the 2025 session was stopped, and we halted Governor Walz’s plans for a gun control special session. HF 13, removing the duty to retreat, reached the House floor, where it fell one vote short in a tied House (67-65, with 68 needed) and was never brought back up.
Our lawsuit · November 2025
Saint Paul sued the same day
Saint Paul passed its semi-automatic and carry ordinance on November 12, 2025. We filed suit that day.
Accountability · 2025
Taxpayer-funded activism exposed
We filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the University of Minnesota Regents over the Law School’s partisan gun control clinic.
Before 2025
Years of the same work
2024. We defeated bills at the Capitol to ban commonly owned rifles, restrict magazines, and ban carry in public places. The 2024 session
Nationwide. Your rights don’t end at the state line, and neither does our work. Through the MN Gun Owners Law Center we file amicus briefs in federal and state courts across the country, from Bruen in 2022 to Viramontes this term. All our cases and briefs
Every day. Member alerts, testimony at the Capitol, media interviews, and follow-up when a city, county, or agency breaks state gun law. Report a violation
Minnesota’s gun owners are not backing down.
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