Was the State Senate vote on gun control today merely performative?

About this episode

Jason discusses the Minnesota Senate's recent gun control bill and its potential impact.

Jason talks about the Minnesota Senate passing a bill that would ban things like assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. Considering that the bill will likely not even get a vote in the House, was it a waste of time? Listeners weigh in

People in this episode

Host: Jason

Topics covered

• gun control
• Minnesota Senate
• legislation
• assault rifles
• high-capacity magazines
• public opinion

Keywords

• gun control
• Minnesota Senate
• assault rifles
• high-capacity magazines
• legislation
• public opinion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Senate

Products: assault rifles, high-capacity magazines

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