Gun control tour coming to Mpls.....

View · by **jonahk** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:52 am

Open carrying an empty holster?

View · by **jonahk** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:53 am

Former chief Tim Dolan is speaking for all the major city police chiefs, and saying they all support increased background checks and decreased access to illegal firearms

View · by **photogpat** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:54 am

jonahk wrote:Open carrying an empty holster?

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People were confused over whether they could carry on Federal Property...or he's making a statement.

View · by **bstrawse** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:55 am

jonahk - thanks for all of the photos and updates - very helpful!
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View · by **Heffay** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:58 am

photogpat wrote:
jonahk wrote:Open carrying an empty holster?

People were confused over whether they could carry on Federal Property...or he's making a statement.

I don't think the statement he is making is what he is intending to make... ;-)

View · by **jonahk** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:08 am

Had to go back to the office for an 11am call. Here's a final aerial shot for you guys.

View · by **gunsmith** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:14 pm

So Bloomberg is worth 24 BILLION. funding this is pocket change.

There's a dirty little secret that needs more publicity.

That is that Paymar prevented a hearing on a compromise bill that was supported by Sheriff Stanek and Debra Hilstrom, a Democrat.

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If it looks like a Weasel, talks like a Weasel, it is a Weasel.

Here's a good explanation of Paymar's duplicity in an excerpt from the Mankato Free Press Editorial.

The Free Press, Mankato, MN
March 9, 2013
Our View: An opening for gun compromise

The Free Press

— In what should have been a breakthrough in the logjam surrounding Minnesota gun legislation instead seems to further entrench the positions of gun-control advocates.

A bipartisan group of more than 70 DFL and GOP legislators from the Minnesota House offered a bill last week that would increase penalties for felons convicted of possessing firearms and make it a felony for individuals who knowingly purchase a gun for an ineligible person. The bill would also step up law enforcement collection and sharing of background check data.

However it did not contain a provision for universal background checks, which many gun control advocates insist upon. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Ron Latz reportedly said any bill without universal background checks “is a major failing for all victims of gun violence.”

Rep. Debra Hilstrom, DFL-Brooklyn Center, said the bill offered was an attempt to “bring people together in Minnesota to do what we can to improve the background system that we currently have but also hold felons responsible for crimes they commit.”

However, Rep. Michael Paymar, DFL-St. Paul, has indicated he has no desire to have the bill heard by the House public safety committee, which he chairs. And House Speaker Paul Thissen told Minnesota Public Radio News that while he personally would like to see something done around universal background checks, there is no unified caucus position on the issue.

The bipartisan bill would prohibit felons from possessing ammunition, create mandatory minimum prison sentences for violent felons convicted of possessing firearms on a second offense and make it a felony for individuals to file false reports of lost or stolen firearms.

It also streamlines the sharing of criminal data between the state and the federal government. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek said the bill includes important “incremental change” in state gun laws.

View · by **MJY65** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:06 pm

Does anyone have an estimate of the MAIG crowd peak size? The KARE 11 headline this morning said "Thousands to Attend". I see nothing in the photos close to that prediction.

View · by **jonahk** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:46 pm

You can count the heads in that picture I posted, that was at the peak time. I'm guessing around 130-150. There were around 10 "identifiable" gun rights advocates in attendance (either wearing an obvious shirt/holster, or donning a 5.11 shirt) that I saw.

Sure wish we could do a pro-gun rights rally there like we did at that capital in the winter. That would be a much better picture from above.

View · by **Squib Joe** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:09 pm

Why didn't they just invite everybody on the bus? Plenty of room

View · by **photogpat** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:17 pm

Squib Joe wrote:Why didn't they just invite everybody on the bus? Plenty of room

Joe, that's how they got everyone downtown! Heck, those "Action Moms" are too cheap to pay for parking! All the other people were on a Bloomberg expense account.

View · by **jonahk** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:34 pm

photogpat wrote:Joe, that's how they got everyone downtown! Heck, those "Action Moms" are too cheap to pay for parking! All the other people were on a Bloomberg expense account.

One thing I was wondering from today: Is there an entrance exam to see how long you can scowl? Every single "Action Mom" (hah!) stood there scowling and looking pissed off the entire time without faltering. Quite impressive.

View · by **Heffay** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:43 pm

Are we done with this whole gun control thing yet? It's quite clear that no one cares. Let's focus on things that actually cause problems in society.

View · by **s4oak** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:46 pm

Heffay wrote:Are we done with this whole gun control thing yet? It's quite clear that no one cares. Let's focus on things that actually cause problems in society.

I doubt Bloomberg even cares that much. It's not about the guns, it's about the politics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_issue

View · by **FJ540** on Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:58 pm

Even the blurb on the news was cropped with only 11 people in the frame and lots of empty space around them.

So much support...