Victory Over NO Guns Signs in Ramsey County, MN

No Guns Sign
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Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus

Minnesota  – -(Ammoland.com)-  When we launched the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus in December, we mentioned that, where necessary, we would take legal action to defend and expand upon the constitutional rights of gun owners in Minnesota.

We’ve allowed out of control local government units to abridge our Second Amendment for far too long.

Shortly after our launch, we began pursuing an issue in Ramsey County, Minnesota, where the county elections division had decided to unlawfully post all polling places in Ramsey County, excluding lawfully carried firearms being carried by a citizen under MN 624.714, the Minnesota Citizen’s Personal Protection Act.

This action by Ramsey County was illegal – because Minnesota Statutes specifically prohibit any entity other than the state legislature from regulating firearms in general, and specifically prohibits other governmental units from abridging the right to carry a firearm.

Incredibly, when approached about this violation, Ramsey County refused to budge from their position!

However, on December 21st 2015, Caucus General Counsel sent Ramsey County a Demand Letter demanding that they immediately shift their approach and begin following the law or face potential litigation from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. You can read Ben’s letter at this link.

Faced with this litigation threat, earlier this month Ramsey County threw in the towel and agreed to all of our demands!

You can view the response from the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office at this link

This is a great victory for gun owners in Minnesota – and it puts other government entities on notice that they could face legal action for their violation of our rights.

It’s but the first legal action target that we have planned for this year – and one that we couldn’t have done without the support of our members and donors!

Here’s how you can help us move forward with our legal action project in the coming weeks

  • If you haven’t already done so, please consider joining the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus as a member. Our annual membership is just $40/yr and comes with a number of significant discounts from instructors, retailers, and other service providers.
  • If you’re already a member, please consider making an additional contribution to the Caucus as a donor. Every $100, $50, or $25 donation helps us expand our outreach and add additional targets to our legal action project.
  • Signup as a volunteer. Our volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization, and in an election year like this one, we’re going to need alot of help at upcoming events speaking opportunities, or just help around the office.

Thanks again for your support!

Your in Liberty,
Bryan Strawser
Executive Director

Sent by Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, PO Box 131718, Saint Paul, MN 55113-0015, a Minnesota nonprofit & IRS 501(c)(4) organization. https://www.gunowners.mn

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Eric_CA

YEAH!

A Patriot

Doesn’t change the story at all but did anyone notice that the graphic used at the top of the story is of an Illinois no-gun sign. I know this sign well because as a resident of Chicago, I see it posted nearly everywhere. Looking forward to the day when decent, law-abiding citizens can exercise their God-given and constitutionally recognized rights everywhere without a permission slip from the slave masters in Washington DC and Springfield, IL.