Gov. Walz says there’s ‘a line in the sand’ on gun control; Demuth calls it a ‘mischaracterization’

ST. PAUL — A special session on gun control in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting and the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their family members is running into harsh political realities at the Capitol.

At an unrelated press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 23, Gov. Tim Walz said conversations with leadership are ongoing, but that he was told by GOP leadership that there would “never” be a vote on a “gun ban.”

“I guess there’s a line in the sand, and I was told by Republican leadership that there would never be a vote on ... a gun ban, and that’s not acceptable in reaching a compromise,” he said. “It’s clear to me that Republican legislators want to talk about everything else except guns.”

House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, said Tuesday that she thinks W