Minnesota Democratic lawmakers begin sit-in over gun violence protection bill

“What is speaker Lisa Demuth so afraid of? The very fact that she’s breaking her promise to Annunciation families to not block the bill from coming to the floor, tells me that she’s afraid it will pass,” Sencer-Mura said in a statement. “She’s afraid that her members are hearing their constituents, and are going to choose to be on the right side of history. “This is a serious action to fight for serious solutions. Minnesotans deserve to be safe.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/minnesota-house-of-representatives-sit-in-gun-violence