Tampon Tim Walz is Very Frustrated That Minnesota Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About a Gun Ban

I guess there’s a line in the sand. I was told by Republican leadership that there would never be a vote on guns, there wouldn’t be a vote on gun bans. And that’s not acceptable to reaching compromise because I said, ‘Provide us what you need to talk about this.’

I think what’s gong on now is that those legislators are being contacted by the families impacted at Annunciation and I think those conversations should happen. I don’t disagree with the leader that you want to have broader conversation about this, but that’s not how this works. The leadership gets together, we lay out our parameters, and then we bring in the other legislators.

But it’s clear to me that Republican legislators want to talk about everything else except guns. And healthcare costs. And the farm crisis. And try and distract from that. So I will express that the talks are ongoing. I remain open to a deal where we can come in and get something done. My only thing was that I asked for, I asked for a floor vote on high-capacity magazines and assault weapons and just let the members vote on it. And if they believe that’s a bad idea, which obviously they do, the Republican legislators believe it’s a bad idea, then you can simply vote ‘no.’

And I said, if you want to bring bills forward on mental health, you know, we’ve done it before and they voted against it, but if they’re willing to vote for it now, I’m supportive of that, but we’re gonna talk about guns.