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Tim Walz: “We must close the Ghost gun loophole.”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivers State of the State address 4/28/26

Published | Video Starts at 29:25

And we must implement a firearm insurance requirement. If we're paying more because we have a dog and a trampoline, we can damn sure add weapons to that list. We must close the Ghost gun loophole. We can and we must expand our tool belt to every single early intervention resource to our schools. We take public safety seriously. That's why we've banned the use of handheld cell phones while driving. (29:25–29:28)

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Calls for closing the loophole related to untraceable firearms.

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