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Jacob Frey signs Minneapolis assault weapon ban ordinance

Published May 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 18:41

We really appreciate all of their work and their presence here right now. Thank you. With that, we'll end answer a few questions before we sign. Anything. All right. We've got to do the necessary work right now, so let's keep fighting. We're ultimately going to get this done for the sake of evidence. And with that done, And then I might ask you to ask it. Come over on this side. One of you to come over on this side and take a quick photo. (18:41–18:48)

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“Two children, Harper Moisky and Fletcher Merkel, were tragically killed.”
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Jacob Frey signs Minneapolis assault weapon ban ordinance | Uploaded May 13, 2026 | 03:05-03:11
“This is going to set us up so that if preemption is lifted, Minneapolis won't need to act, because we already did.”
Jacob Frey signs Minneapolis assault weapon ban ordinance | Uploaded May 13, 2026 | 03:22-03:29
“What it does is it bans some forms of semiautomatic weapons.”
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“What it does is it bans high capacity magazines.”
Jacob Frey signs Minneapolis assault weapon ban ordinance | Uploaded May 13, 2026 | 03:35-03:40
“What it does is creates additional safety requirements so that gun storage can be done safely.”
Jacob Frey signs Minneapolis assault weapon ban ordinance | Uploaded May 13, 2026 | 03:39-03:46
“The work has not yet been done at the legislature.”
Jacob Frey signs Minneapolis assault weapon ban ordinance | Uploaded May 13, 2026 | 04:06-04:10
“We're talking about high capacity magazines and guns that were quite literally built to kill people in large numbers.”
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