The Minnesota Legislature appears light years away from passing stricter gun laws.

On Wednesday, five Republicans on a Senate Gun Violence Prevention Working Group made clear that they do not want to work with DFL lawmakers on gun legislation.

Republicans faulted each of the DFL’s proposals as in violation of the Second Amendment, or raised hypotheticals to demonstrate the bills were impractical.

Sen. Eric Lucero, R-Dayton, said that he does not want to ban guns without serial numbers because it would criminalize pre-serial number guns made in the 19th century.

Sen. Rich Draheim, R-Madison Lake, opposed a law to let cities ban guns on municipally owned property. Draheim reasoned that roads are publicly owned and maybe a zealous municipality would ban guns on roads and begin to pull ove

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