I have signed bills out of this this chamber that established red flag laws, expanded background checks, increased criminal penalties for straw purchasing guns and passed legislation to ban deadly binary triggers which we need to re establish this year. And in December, I became the first governor in Minnesota history to take executive action focused specifically on gun violence prevention. by creating the statewide Safety Council and directing our agencies to take new steps to protect Minnesotans across this state this year. I want to build on those measures. (27:40–27:47)
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Asserts that Tim Walz is the first Minnesota governor to take executive action on gun violence prevention.
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