(ABC 6 News) — A new poll shows Minnesotans largely are in support of banning assault-style weapons. According to the KSTP/SurveyUSA poll, nearly 70% of Minnesotans back the idea. The survey included adults across the state showing support across party lines, ages, and income levels.

As Minnesota state lawmakers prepare to return to Saint Paul in February, a new statewide public opinion poll is providing perspective on an issue likely to be on the 2026 docket—gun control.

PROVIDENCE – On a day that brought some 2,000 gun rights advocates to the State House to rally against a so-called “assault weapons” bill, the chief sponsor acknowledged his proposal as written may go farther than he intended. “We were thinking ...

Some of the gun control recommendations are likely to face stiff resistance in the Republican-controlled state House.

A renewed Democratic effort to ban so-called assault weapons is moving forward at the statehouse. It cleared the House Judiciary Committee shortly after midnight on Wednesday, following a roughly 14-hour hearing and a strong showing from opponents who ...

Gun owners face a Jan. 1 deadline to register their assault weapons with the state under Illinois’ assault weapons law. But between lawsuits and ongoing policymaking, the exact guns, accessories and ammunition covered under the Protect Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gun owners face a Jan. 1 deadline to register their assault weapons with the state under Illinois’ assault weapons law. But between lawsuits and ongoing policymaking, the exact guns, accessories and ammunition covered under the ...