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Coverage dated May 9, 2024

Minnesota Senate approves tougher penalty for ‘straw purchasers’; other restrictions off the table

Headline from Duluth News Tribune

The measure is likely the only gun restriction that will pass this legislative session

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  1. Duluth News Tribune

    Minnesota Senate approves tougher penalty for ‘straw purchasers’; other restrictions off the table (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The measure is likely the only gun restriction that will pass this legislative session

  2. Southern Minnesota

    Senate approves tougher penalty for ‘straw purchasers,’ other gun restrictions off the table (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    The Minnesota Senate approved a bill Thursday boosting the penalty for purchasing a firearm for someone not legally allowed to have one on a party-line vote of 34-33.

  3. MinnPost

    Minnesota Senate passes stiffer penalties on straw gun purchases (opens MinnPost)

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    The bill increases the penalty for straw purchasing from a gross misdemeanor to a felony and the maximum sentence to two years in prison.

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