Minnesota Senate Approves Major Gun Control Measures and 'Red Flag Law'

The Minnesota Senate has passed a broad public safety budget bill that includes a "red flag law" allowing authorities to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be an imminent threat to others or themselves. The bill also contains expanded background checks for gun transfers, with opponents arguing it violates a person’s due process and the Second Amendment of the constitution. The bill also includes provisions for expanding the definition of bias crimes, creating an Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls, and boosting funding for law enforcement recruitment and retention.