Across the country, Democrats are moving to ban popular semiautomatic weapons as well as magazines holding more than 10 or 15 rounds of ammunition. That includes, most recently, Virginia, which has careened to the left after the election of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D). However, the most chilling such legislation may be in Minnesota, where state Sen. Matt Klein has introduced SF 4290. The law not only bans semiautomatic rifles and magazines with more than ten bullets, but also allows citizens to keep prior purchased weapons only if they agree to allow the police to enter their homes to inspect storage and safety conditions.
The Supreme Court has thus far dodged review of these bans. However, while courts have upheld the bans in places like Illinois, some of us believe that banning weapons like the AR-15 is arbitrary and unconstitutional.
We have a Second Amendment protection of gun ownership, with over 490 million guns in private hands, as of 2022. In 2008, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, recognizing the Second Amendment as encompassing an individual right to bear arms. The Supreme Court further strengthened the right in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen.
The AR-15 is the most popular gun in America and the number of these guns in private hands is continuing to rise rapidly, with one AR-15 purchased in every five new firearms sales. These AR-15s clearly are not being purchased for armored deer. Many are purchased for personal and home protection; it is also popular for target shooting and hunting. Many gun owners like the AR-15 because it is modular; depending on the model, you can swap out barrels, bolts and high-capacity magazines, or add a variety of accessories. While it does more damage than a typical handgun, it is not the most powerful gun sold in terms of caliber; many guns have equal or greater caliber.
Courts are divided on both the bans on semiautomatic weapons and the magazine bans.
However, what makes the Minnesota law so distinctive is the provision on home inspections. The law states that, in addition to securing state permission or certification for the possession of existing weapons, owners must “agree to allow the appropriate law enforcement agency to inspect the storage of the
device to ensure compliance with this subdivision.”
So new sales of these models would be banned, while existing weapons could only be retained if owners agree to home inspections. It is part of an overall assault on gun rights not just to limit models but to add layers of regulation for those who wish to retain their weapons.
These laws will, hopefully, compel the Court to accept review of these laws and bring greater clarity on the scope of this individual right.
The broad enforcement of that law would be impoosible. The intent of such a law is to enable brutal selective enforcement against political opponents.
I would love to be around when someone comes to “inspect” homes of gun owners up on the Iron Range! I worked with and visited men who managed an open pit mine where iron ore was mined; I saw their trophies, listened to their stories of hunting, etc. They and their families are the kind of men whose work built the USA.
If the most popular firearm in America, isnt ” in common use” what is?
must “agree”. The mantra of the zombie socialists.
so when do we get to
Jailing The Democrats by 1000’s for THEIR CRIMES!!
1) Russian Hoax, Trump Persecution
2) Protecting bidens, other crimes, jail bad judges
3) Jan 6th entrapment
4) Vote Crimes
5) Helping Illegals & Stealing
6) Child endangerment
7) Who call for Violence
8) COVID
The party of catch & release,
The party of no-cash bail,
The party of no borders,
The party that elected a cartel member’s son to the U.S. Senate (Ruben Gallego D AZ; look it up)
has no business lecturing anybody about gun crime. Crime is way down because Democrats are down. On this occasion, correlation is causation.
The party of catch and release? That would be MAGA – who released all the J6 insurrectionists….
The party of no-cash bail? That would be MAGA who moved a pedophile to a minimum security prison and released thugs who beat on cops
The party of no borders? That would MAGA under whose leadership has seen, for the first time in a century, more Americans leaving American than immigrating to it.
The party that elects criminals? That would be MAGA who literally elected a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist as President
Have a good day!
A swing and a miss.
Hi digoenes – thanks for your insightful addition to the conversation. Did you know that six of the pardoned January 6th insurrectionists have been subsequently charged with committing child sex crimes, ranging from sexual assault to possession of child pornography? What a political party!
Small potatoes compared to Epstein Island. Disney Land for Democrat donors.
It wasn’t an insurrection. It was a riot.
Shut upa you face with the “insurrection” BS. Even the courts didn’t believe that.
Political theater for their fellow Crazies. It would NEVER stand.
Fascists are going to Fascist!
The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable government intrusions into the home, requiring warrants based on probable cause.
Meanwhile the HOUSE can have 10 illegals…MN completely uninterested!
Time to END Federal Aid to States!
Agreed – the top five states that receive Federal Aid are, in order, #1 Alaska, #2 Kentucky, #3 West Virginia, #4 Mississippi, #5 South Carolina. It’s well past time to cut these lazy, red Trump-loving states off.
ACTUALLY
NY receives almost TWICE the Federal Aid per Person as Florida! Florida HAS MORE People and More Retired People
The five states that received the most federal aid were:
California ($162.9 billion)
New York ($110.2 billion)
Texas ($105.8 billion)
Florida ($58.8 billion)
Pennsylvania ($57.1 billion)
Time to show you work, please. Can you reference this? I can reference mine: https://www.sciotoanalysis.com/news/2025/2/19/which-states-rely-the-most-on-federal-funds#:~:text=Table_title:%20Which%20states%20rely%20the%20most%20on,$%2022%2C420%2C270.00%20%7C%20Percentage%20Federal:%2037%25%20%7C
Maybe you need to distinguish between money spent on federal installations like military bases, infrastructure projects, and welfare type programs.
Republicans introduce unconstitutional bills all the time. I have seen bills to mandate Christianity, bring back segregation, book bans, same sex marriage bans, and so on. Why does Turley freak out over this bill in MN, but does not care one lick about every other bill by Republicans. The big difference is sometimes the Republicans actually pass their bills.
So Danny
Please provide us with the unconstitutional bills that you’re referencing. I would really like to see them. Otherwise, that is an outright lie.
you have seen a bill mandating Christianity? Care to show an example?
I’ll play. Texas is trying to mandate that Biblical passages are read as part of K-12 education – a requirement that would be made by the Board of Education.
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-mandate-bible-readings-classrooms
Would you like more examples?
Turley doesn’t give a rip about AR-15s or the 4th Amendment for that matter….but he knows full well that the loyal Turley reader loves his/her guns….so he offers them a nice big plate of red meat every day. My proof? After Alex Pretti was killed, he said nothing as Kash Patel, Trump and a dozen other Republicans openly claimed that it was “illegal to for a legal gun carrier to carry a gun to a protest.”
You mean the Bills that make common sense right?
” . . .only if they agree to allow the police to enter their homes to inspect storage and safety conditions”
This is a perfect example of government overreach and gives off the odor of a “gestapo”. While I don’t live in Virginia, I hope their citizens will realize they have a communist as a governor and get rid of her and her minions.
The one thing TDS has exposed is the expanse of the Marxist/Communist infiltration of Local/State/Federal government and the Judicial Branch!!! Wake up Americans.
Trump is building an immigrant concentration camp on the same location that there was a Japanese concentration camp. Americans are waking up.
You left off the PART about being in the country Illegally!
Which any other western country would EJECT you for!
Republicans Love Legal Immigrants
Democrats LOVE Illegal Immigrants! Who steal jobs, commit crimes and drive down wages for the poor…by 30%
That must be why Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt said that Oklahoma’s economy would crumble if all the undocumented immigrants were deported and that he actually values his undocumented neighbors and what they bring to the community. https://www.newson6.com/oklahoma-politics/stitt-governors-state-immigration-policies-oklahoma
If such a camp is being built, it is not for immigrant, it is for illegal aliens. We need to deport every last one.
Gotta thank the MN dems for the assist with Reep voter registration.