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REPRESENTATIVE

PINTO DO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON

THE BILL >>

REPRESENTATIVE PINTO: MR. CHAIR I DO. I UNDERSTAND THE NEXT UP FOR THE BILL WOULD BE A

GO TO CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE

AND SO MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS; I

MOVE THAT HOUSE HOUSE FILE

1660 9B REFER TO THE CIVIL

LAW COMMITTEE

THE NEXT UP IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROCESS. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: GO HEA

D. >> REPRESENTATIVE PINTO: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS; THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS

PAST WEEK. THE DECISION TO FINALLY

PUSH FOR

HEARINGS FOR THESE TWO BILLS WAS ALL

MADE LIGHTLY. BUT MEMBERS; WE FACE

A CRISIS. IN THE YEAR THESE BILLS HAVE

BEEN SITTING AND WAITING

IN HEARING; WELL OVER

30;000 AMERICANS NEARLY

1300 CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM

GUNSHOTS. MANY MORE HAVE BEEN WOUNDED. THESE

ARE RATES MANY

TIMES HIGHER THAN IN OTHER

INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES. ALSO; IN THIS

PAST YEAR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

; HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS HAVE

USED FIREARMS

FOR HUNTING FOR RECREATION AND SPORT

AS A HOBBY; FOR

PERSONAL PROTECTION. MEMBERS; WE CAN

KEEP GUNS; MORE GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF

DANGEROUS PEOPLEAND ALSO UPHOLD

THE RIGHTS OF THOSE MINNESOTANS. WE CAN

DO BOTH. WE MUST DO BOTH. THESE

TWO BILLS TODAY TO JUST THAT. THE

FIRST BILL HOUSE

HOUSE FILE 1669 HAS TO DO WITH CRIMINAL

BACKGROUND CHECKS. UNDER

CURRENT LAW CRIMINAL

BACKGROUND CHECK

APPLIES TO SALES OF FIREARMS THROUGH

FEDERAL I'VE BEEN THROUGH FF

HELP FEDERAL

FIREARMS LICENSEES. BASICALLY

THROUGH DEALERS. BUT NOT SALES TO

OTHER PEOPLE. HOUSE FILE

1669 TAKES THE BACKGROUND CHECK

THAT APPLIES THE SALES DEALERS

IN MANY SALES TO DEALERS AND APPLIES THAT TO ALL

GUN SALES WITH I

SHOULD NOTE COMMONSENSE EXCEPTIONS

SUCH AS TRANSFERS WITHIN THE FAMILY AND A NUMBER OF OTHER EXCEPTION

AS WELL. THIS IS AN APPROACH MEMBERS THAT THE NEWS RIGHT NOW

IN MANY STATES WITH

DIFFERENT VARIATIONS IS BEING USED

RIGHT NOW. HAVING A CRIMINAL

BACKGROUND CHECK ON ALL SALES

SUPPORTED BY THE GREAT MAJORITY

OF MINNESOTANS.. THE GREAT MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS; THE

GREAT MAJORITY OF OWNERS

OF FIREARMS. AS THEM IS NO COME OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATURE I SERVE AS A PROSECUTOR I'VE SPECIALIZED

IN DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE CASES BUT IT HANDLED A WIDE VARIETY OF CASES.

INCLUDING CASES WERE

VIOLENT FELONS WERE IN POSSESSION

OF GUNS. NOW; RIGHT NOW;

BACKGROUND CHECK

WILL PREVENT A VIOLENT FELON OR OTHER

PROHIBITED PERSON

FROM ACQUIRING

A GUN TO AN EFFORT FELL THROUGH

A DEALER. THAT HAPPENS BY

THE WAY; ABOUT 150;000 TIMES A YEAR. SOMEONE

WHO'S PROHIBITED IS PREVENTED FROM GETTING A GUN BECAUSE OF THIS BACK ON CHECK SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY GO THROUGH

THAT DOOR. BUT THERE'S NO

BACKGROUND CHECK IF

THAT SAME PROHIBITED PERSON BUYS THROUGH SOME

ONE ELSE. MEMBERS; THAT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE.

RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS DO NOT WANT

THEIR FARMS TO END UP IN THE HANDS

OF PEOPLE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE

THEM TO PULL SHOW LIKE THEY LIKE ALL MINNESOTANS STRONGLY

SUPPORT HAVING CRIMINAL

BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL SALES

OF FIREARMS. SO TO CALL MY

FIRST TESTIFIER

CHIEF NIGHT. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

CHIEF NIGHT IF YOU CAN SAY YOUR NAME

AND START..

>> TESTIFIER: MEMBERS OF THE

PUBLIC;

IS YOUR CHAIR AND NUMBERS; MY NAME IS

SCOTT KNIGHT. I AM

THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN THE CITY OF CHASKA

AND ALSO

A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE

MINNESOTA CHIEFS. I SERVED AS THE FIREARMS

COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THE

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

OF CHIEFS OF POLICE FOR A NUMBER

OF YEARS AND I'M A FORMER CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL

LAW-ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP TO PREVENT

GUN VIOLENCE. I'M HERE REPRESENTING MINNESOTA

CHIEFS TODAY IN SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU

JUST HEARD IN REGARD TO

BACKGROUND CHECKS. YOU ARE AWARE THAT SOME IF SOMEONE TO

BUY OUT

AND AWAY A WEAPON FROM AFL OF FEDERALLY LICENSED

DEALER THEY GO THROUGH

A CHECK. IT'S PRETTY WELL-KNOWN

THAT ABOUT 40% OF GUN

TRANSACTIONS SALES DON'T GO THROUGH A

BACKGROUND CHECK WHICH MEANS

THAT PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE

BE PROHIBITED FROM PROCURING

A FIREARM CAN

AND DO. THEY CAN GET THEM ONLINE. THEY CAN GO TO A

GUN SHOW. THEY CAN GO TO A GARAGE SALE.

THEY CAN ANSWER AN AD IN THE PAPER.

GET A TRANSACTION HAVE

A WEAPON NOT KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT THEY

ARE A SPEEDY PERSON

MINNESOTA CHIEFS HAVE ALWAYS AND

WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT

THE EXPANSION OF COMPREHENSIVE

BACKGROUND CHECKS. WE ASK

YOU TO OBSERVE THIS; PLEASE.

>> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIR;

I WILL BRING UP

SECOND TESTIFIER DAKOTA COUNTY ATTY.

JIM BACKSTROM. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: THANK YOU.

>> TESTIFIER:

JAMES BACKSTROM DAKOTA COUNTY ATTY. MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PAST PRESIDENT OF THE

MINNESOTA COUNTIES ATTORNEY ASSOCIATION I DO A HANDOUT

OF SOMEONE A PASS THAT OUT I WOULD

APPRECIATE IT.

I'M HEADING OUT IS

THE POSITION MINNESOTA COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION IN

REFERENCE TO A STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ON FIREARMS AS

WE ADOPT

THEM IN OCTOBER 22 BUT IS STILL

APPLICABLE TODAY. IT SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO

THE BILL IN FRONT OF YOU;

THE 1669 BILL REGARDING THE

BACKGROUND CHECKS BECAUSE WE DO SUPPORT

A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO

BACKGROUND CHECKS WHICH

REQUIRES

ALL SELLERS WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS WHICH ARE GOING

TO BUT THE SELLERS

OF GUNS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE

BACKGROUND CHECKS I BELIEVE THE

VAST MAJORITY OF CITIZENS IN

OUR STATE AND IN OUR

NATION SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF

A PROPOSAL. IT MAKES

COMMON SENSE. THE EXCEPTIONS

AS ARTICULATED IN

THIS DOCUMENT WOULD BE SALES

FOR INTER-FAMILIAR-WITHIN A FAMILY SALES OF WEAPONS AND WE WOULD

ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU AS YOU

CONSIDER ADOPTING A BILL OF

THIS NATURE TO EXCLUDE

A LONG ARMS; THE SHOTGUNS

THE RIFLES THAT DO NOT CONSTITUTE

SEMI AUTOMATIC TYPE

ASSAULT WEAPONS WHICH WE BELIEVE SHOULD ALWAYS GO THROUGH

BACKGROUND CHECKS. BUT THOSE TYPES OF WEAPONS WHICH ARE USED FOR HUNTING

WHICH WE HAVE A LONG AND PROUD

TRADITION APPEAR IN OUR

GREAT STATE WE WOULD SUPPORT

NOT CHANGING THE RULES REFERENCE TO THAT BUT CLEARLY WITH REFERENCE TO HANDGUNS AND SEMI AUTOMATIC

ASSAULT WEAPONS

BACKGROUND CHECKS; THESE NEED TO

TAKE PLACE REFERENCE TO ALL

SALES WHETHER THEY ARE DONE THROUGH A

FEDERAL LICENSED ARMS DEALER

OR NOT.. WE SIMPLY HAVE

AS REPRESENTATIVE PINTO ALLUDED TO WE HAVE AN EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY

THERE'S OVER 33;000 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES

THAT DIED LAST YEAR'S WORTH OF

GUN VIOLENCE. OVER 85;000 OR ALMOST

85;000 MORE SUFFERED NONFATAL

GUN INJURIES. WE NEED

TO MAKE ADOPT COMMON SENSE APPROACHES

TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. THE SECOND BILL IN FRONT OF YOU

TODAY; 1605

; MY STATE ASSOCIATION IS NOT HAD TIME TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL BUT I BELIEVE W

E WILL SUPPORT THIS. I PERSONALLY SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL

. AGAIN IT MAKES COMMON SENSE FOR THOSE

IN

SITUATIONS WHERE THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF DANGER THAT

EITHER LAW-ENFORCEMENT OR A FAMILY MEMBER SHOULD BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A PROTECTIVE ORDER TO BRING THAT SOMEONE FROM POSSESSING

A FIREARM UNDER

THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE

HERE TODAY. AND TESTIFY IN REFERENCE

TO THESE

BILLS. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

>> TESTIFIER: THEN FINALLY MY

THIRD TESTIFIER SERVES AS

A PEDIATRICIAN.

>> TESTIFIER:

>> CHAIR JOHNSON: PLEASED THE NAME FOR

THE RECORD >> TESTIFIER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH

MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME

IS ANDREW--I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE

MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

AND I'M ALSO CURRENTLY THE INTERIM CHIEF

OF PEDIATRICS AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT HENNEPIN

COUNTY

MEDICAL CENTER. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOU ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

BILL THAT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION AT

THIS TIME. AS AN INTENSIVE

CARE PHYSICIAN

IN A LEVEL ONE PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER HAD

THE PRIVILEGE OF TAKING CARE

OF CHILDREN THAT ARE CRITICALLY ILL OR

SERIOUSLY INJURED FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.

UNFORTUNATELY; GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE WORK

I DO I SEE A FAIR AMOUNT

OF SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY THE

MOST VULNERABLE

OF THOSE AMONGST US OUR

CHILDREN. DEATH AND DEVASTATING

LIFE-CHANGING DISABILITY OR SOME OF THE

SADDEST THINGS THAT I'VE HAD TO

DEAL WITH. I'M

ESPECIALLY SADDENED WHEN

THE INJURIES COULD'VE BEEN EASILY

PREVENTED. OUTBREAK-OOUTRAGE HEARTBREAK

AND FRUSTRATION ARE JUST A FEW OF THE EMOTIONS OF EXPENSE EVERY TIME I SEE A CHILD

WAS BEEN

SENSELESSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY COUNTRY AND I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OVER 1000 PEDIATRICIANS WERE MEMBERS OF

THE MINNESOTA AAP.

AS PEDIATRICIANS; WE ARE TEST FOR CARING FOR MOST VULNERABLE OF US

OUR

NATION'S CHILDREN. WE ARE HORRIFIED BY

THE CARNAGE WROUGHT ON CHILDREN BY GUNS

AND MORE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

WE BELIEVE THAT FIREARM VIOLENCE

IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC

HEALTH ISSUE

AND THAT WHEN THE POLICYMAKERS CAN NO LONGER IGNORE. ESPECIALLY WINDFARMS RELATED DEATHS

ARE AMONG THE TOP THREE CAUSES OF DEATH IN

AMERICAN YOUTH. WE ARE HERE SPEAKING IN STRONG SUPPORT

OF HS 16 SYSTEM WHILE NO SINGLE I WAS UP ALL GUN VIOLENCE

EXPANDING THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM IS A PROVEN WAY TO HELP

SAVE LIVES BA

CKGROUND CHECKS HAVE PREVENTED MILLIONS

OF FIREARMS FROM LANDING INTO HANDS OF DANGEROUS INDIVIDUALS.

LADIES

AND GENTLEMEN; YOU HAVE THIS MOMENTOUS OPPORTUNITY

TO MAKE MINNESOTA'S

CHILDREN SAFER. I URGE YOU NOT TO WASTE

THIS CHANCE.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: THANK YOU.

>> REPRESENTATIVE PINTO: IF I MADE MR. CHAIR TO MAKE A

FEW CONCLUDING MARKS TO

THE TESTIMONY >> CHAIR JOHNSON: GO AHEAD

>> REPRESENTATIVE PINTO: I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS A

BIPARTISAN PUZZLE

AT THE STATE LEVEL BECAUSE

HE REPRESENTATIVE ANSELMO HERE IN SUPPORT OF COURSE OF THE

FEDERAL APPEARED PRESIDENT TRUMP CAME OUT

SUPPORT YESTERDAY AND OTHERS

AS WELL. THIS IS IN USE IN A VARIETY

OF STATES AND OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS IT'S BEEN IN USE AND I'D LIKE MEMBERS JUST TO

HAVE US BE

THINKING ABOUT GOING TO

THE AIRPORT AND THERE'S A SECURITY LINE AT

THE AIRPORT AND THERE IS A SCREENING THAT GOES THROUGH TO

MAKE SURE WHEN SOMEBODY GETS ON

A PLANE WE ARE SURE THAT PERSON IS GOING TO BE SAVED TO BE ON THE PLANE. RIGHT NOW; WE HAVE

THAT

SECURITY LINE SALES THROUGH NFL'S AND THERE'S A SEPARATE

ACCESS POINT THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK RIGHT ON THROUGH

THAT DOES

NOT HAVE THE SAME SORT OF SCREENING. IT MAY BE

THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANE; THIS IS NOT A

PROBLEM FOR.

EACH OF US IT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR BUT

I WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WHEN I'M ON THE PLANE KNOWING THAT THAT WAS NOT THAT

SECOND ENTRANCE THAT IS ON OF THE SAME BACKGROUND CHECK IS THE

FIRST ONE I WANT

TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS YOU HEAR THE TESTIMONY

TO FOLLOW

TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME

BACKGROUND CHECK CONDUCTED ON

MANY SALES.. I THINK THE CHIEF

SPOKE A LITTLE B

IT EARLIER REFERENCE AS MANY AS 40%

OF SALES [INAUDIBLE] I THINK OF SOME INFORMATION YOU CAN ACTUALLY IS A SIGNIFICANT LOWER PERCENTAGE THAT DO NOT HAVE A

BACKGROUND CHECK. PERHAPS MORE

LIKE 10-15%.

THAT'S STILL AS A NUMBER OF SALES THAT ARE

NOT RECEIVING THE BACKGROUND CHECK THAT ALL THOSE OTHER CELLS ARE RECEIVING.

THAT ARE CATCHING 150;000 PEOPLE A YEAR

OR PROHIBITED FROM

HAVING ACCESS AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ACCESS

TO FIREARMS. SO KEEP IN MIND

AS YOU

CONSIDER THIS THAT THIS IS SIMPLY PROPOSING TO

THE SAME CHECKS BEING DOWN RIGHT NOW APPARENTLY 85% OF

SALES LET'S MAKE SURE THAT COVERS UP

TO 100% AND

KEEP MORE WEAPONS OUT OF THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WERE

NOT ALLOWED TO

HAVE THEM. MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS; THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO

THIS TESTIMONY.

>> CH

AIR JOHNSON: REPRESENTATIVE PINTO; THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME I HAVE ROB

>

> REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD I STAY APPEAR OR SHOULD I GO BACK TO MY SEAT WHAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE

>> CHAIR JOHNSON: THAT WOULD BE YOUR OPTION. PLEASE DO

YOUR NAME

BECAUSE I THINK YOU MR. CHAIR NEVERS LIQUID I'M ROB DORK

AND I RE

PRESENT THE MINNESOTA GUNOWNERS CAUCUS. ON THE

POLITICAL DIRECTOR. WE SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MINNESOTA'S

2.5 MILLION LAW-ABIDING GUN OWNERS NAVIGATE ON THE

IR BEHALF. FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY WE DO BELIEVE

THIS BILL

IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WHILE I UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYBODY SEES IT THAT WAY YOU WANT TO TRY TO APPEAL TO A LITTLE BIT OF LOGIC.

WE HEARD HERE THAT THERE'S AN EPIDEMIC OF

GUN VIOLENCE LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT FROM THE 1990S FIREARM

HOMICIDE RATE

IS LOWER THAN 50% OF WHAT IT USED

TO BE. WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AT THE SAME TIME; GUN SALES

AND PERMIT

CARRIES SKYROCKETED. I THINK WE ARE MOVING IN THE

RIGHT DIRECTION.

ANOTHER THING I LIKE TO POINT OUT TO YOU

THAT 70% OF OUR GUN DEATHS

ARE SUICIDE. THAT IS

TRAGIC. BUT; THE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS

GUN VIOLENCE IN THE STRATEGIES TO

ADDRESS SUICIDES COMPARED TO

VIOLENT CRIMES VASTLY DIFFERENT STRATEGIES IS NOT A CATCHALL.

THE CONVERSATION IS

WORTH HAVING.

YOU'VE HEARD THE VAST MAJORITY

OF GUNOWNERS SUPPORT PROPOSALS LIKE THIS BUT WE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP LAST YEAR

AND USING ONCE WE APPLY THE

SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OF THIS BILL AND FEELS

LIKE IT IN THE RESTRICTIONS

THERE'S 95% OPPOSITION TO BILLS

LIKE THIS. PEOPLE GENERALLY SUPPORT THE IDEA

BACKGROUND CHECKS BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE RESTRICTIONS ON

TRANSFERS; THE RESTRICTIONS

ON LOANS; VOTING SOMEBODY A FARM TO GO HUNTING FOR

THE WEEKEND; THAT'S WHEN THEY START TO REALLY

FALL OFF.

ONCE WE ACTUALLY ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC ISSUES GET

GRAD REPRESENTATIVE PINTO CORRECTED

THE 40%

OF GUN SALES HAPPEN WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECK IT

NUMBER HAS DEBUNKED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IT'S A

20-YEAR-OLD SURVEY OF 250 PEOPLE

THAT INCLUDED DATA PRIOR TO BACKGROUND CHECKS BECOMING LAW.

THE WASHINGTON POST HAS

GIVEN THAT LIFE PINOCCHIO OVER AND

OVER AGAIN. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE

EMPIRICAL DATA WASHING STATE HAS

EASILY ENACTED UNIVERSAL BACK

ON CHECKS AS THEY

CALL IT THEY DEFY THAT 2% OF THEIR SALES

WHETHER TRANSFERS

HAVE GONE I'VE BEEN THROUGH PRIVATE PARTIES OR

THIRD PARTIES. SO THERE'S NUMBERS THAT'S A 10-12% FOR THE EMPIRICAL DATA SHOWS

2% FROM WASHING ACTUALLY GO THROUGH

PRIVATE PARTIES. WE KNOW THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE STUDIES THAT

THE VAST MAJORITY OF CRIMINALS GET

THEIR FARMS THROUGH

STRAW PURCHASES. THE GUNS ARE GOING THROUGH

BACKGROUND CHECKS BUT THEY ARE

STRATEGICALLY

AND FELONIOUSLY ABUSING

THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO GET THOSE FARMS.

THIS BILL DOES NOT ADDRESS THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I COULD

GO INTO I THINK I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE OPINIONS OF SOME OF OUR OTHER MEMBERS HERE

YOU WANT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL BUT

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER

ANY QUESTIONS GUYS CAN FIND ME IN THE HALLS. I'M HERE

EVERY DAY. IT'S NOT TOO HARD TO

MISS ME. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: THANK YOU.

BEEN RUST.

>> TESTIFIER: GOOD MORNING CHAIR JOHNSON AND THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU ALLOW ME TO TESTIFY TO MY NAME IS BEN

RUST GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE MINNESOTA GUNOWNERS CAUCUS. HAVE YOU

ALREADY HEARD SPIRIT BATTLE OF STATISTIC THE PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT THESE LAWS ACTUALLY AFFECT PEOPLE

ARE LOST. I'M HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THE STORY OF MY CLIENT AND

FRIEND [INAUDIBLE] MOHAMMED. I

PRACTICE PRIMARILY

IN THE AREA OF WILLS; TRUSTS AND

PROBATE BUT DUE TO UNUSUAL TWIST AND

TURNS OUT BY MYSELF

DOING CONTRASTED

AS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE PRACTICE I START GETTING CALLS FROM PEOPLE TRY TO BUY GUN

AT A GUN SHOP AND

WERE DENIED AND THAT I CAN TO KNOW ABDUL

MOHAMMED. AS HIS

FRIENDS CALL CALL

THEM; ABDUL. ABDUL WAS BORN IN SOMALIA IN 1984.

THE RECALL FROM OUR CONVERSATION WE FIRST CAME TO THE UNITED

STATES BUT HE'S LIVED IN

ST. CLOUD OR MOVED TO ST. CLOUD IN 2000

AND BECAME A CITIZEN OF THE DATES IN JANUARY 2013.

REESE AND I KNOW THAT

IS BECAUSE IT APPEARS IN THE AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTITY THAT ARE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO THE FBI ON HIS BEHALF.

ABDUL TRY TO BUY GUN WAS FLAGGED AS A

PROHIBITED PERSON. THIS PRICE TO BECAUSE HE'S GONE THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK TO BECOME A CITIZEN

HE'S A PERMIT TO CARRY A HANDGUN

IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IS

ALSO LICENSED AS AN ARMED

SECURITY GUARD IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

YET HE DID NOT PASS THE

BACKGROUND CHECK. THE

REASON ABDUL WANTED

LICENSE [INAUDIBLE] IN BLOOMINGTON.

AFTER HIS TRANSFER

WAS DENIED HE SPENT WEEKS GOING FROM LAWYER TO LAWYER

NONE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM. WE CAME

TO ME. HE AND I MET PROBABLY HALF DOZEN TIMES SAT MANY HOURS

GOING THROUGH THE RECORDS TO TRY AND GET HIS RECORD CLEARED

IT

INVOLVES GETTING CERTIFIED COURT RECORDS FOR

MULTIPLE STATES THAT WE WENT

THROUGH IT AND WERE ABLE TO

SUCCESSFULLY SUBMIT A APPEAL AND HIS AND I

WAS OVERTURNED THE DATE ON THE LETTER WAS JULY 11 FROM

THE FBI. BUT THAT'S NOT THE END OF ABDUL STORY BECAUSE

THE OVERTURNING OF THE DENIAL ONLY

APPLIES IF IT WAS DONE WITHIN

30 DAYS. ABDUL TRIED TO

BUY HIS ON APRIL 30 SO TO GO BACK TO A GUN SHOP

AND START ALL OVER AGAIN AND

SURE ENOUGH THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO BUY A GUN

HE WAS DENIED

YET AGAIN AND SO WE HAD TO WAIT. HE WAS NOT ABLE

TO ACTUALLY OBTAIN A GUN UNTIL

UNTIL JULY 28; 2017.

ON AUGUST 5 OF 2017 [INAUDIBLE] WAS BOMBED

AND I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU THAT MY CLIENT WOULD'VE PREVENTED THAT BOMBING

IF HE HAD A GUN WAS PROVIDING

ON SECURITY RATHER I MENTION THAT BOMBING TO SHOW THERE IS

AND WAS A REAL NEED FOR SECURITY

IN THEIR AND

THAT THE MANSON READY TO PROVIDE THAT SECURITY COULD OBTAIN A FARM TO DO IT

BECAUSE HE DID NOT PASS A

BACKGROUND CHECK. UNDER CURRENT LAW IN

MINNESOTA ABDUL COULD'VE OBTAINED

A GUN WE BELIEVE THROUGH PRIVATE SALE.

UNIVERSAL BACK PROJECTS ARE ENACTED

HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

DO THAT.

THE PROCESS IN ABDUL'S CASE HAVE BEEN RATHER QUICKLY STARTED THE QUICKER YOU TALK TO OTHER FARM ATTORNEYS THEY WILL TELL YOU THOSE PROCESSESTAKE TWO YEARS

IN FACT IT SAYS THAT RIGHT OF THE LETTER

ANOTHER [INAUDIBLE]

MUSCLE NAME RECEIVED FROM THE FBI.

THAT'S A LONG TIME TO WAIT TO EXERCISE A

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THAT IS FAIR.

AS YOU ARE CONSIDERING THIS BILL

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT

OF STATISTICS BUT I WOULD ASK

REMEMBER ABDUL THINK ABOUT HISTORIAN REMEMBER THIS

LAW AFFECTS ORDINARY PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

DANIEL WARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR

THE RECORD. >> TESTIFIER: JANUARY. I'M

THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

OF MEMBERSHIP FOR

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR DIGIT

GUN CLUB. HERE IN MINNESOTA.

I WOULD TO COME TODAY AND GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

WHEN LOOKING AT GUNS IN AMERICA A LOT OF US TEND TO LOOK AT GUNS

AND GUN CLUBS AS BEING PART

OF THE OLD WHITE ESTABLISHMENT. WE

AS MINORITIES AND PEOPLE

OF COLOR HAVE TRADITIONALLY

BEEN MARGINALIZED. WE HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED FROM BEING ABLE

TO HAVE IS THE BASIC RIGHT

OF BEING ABLE TO PROTECT OUR HOMES

AND PROTECT

OUR FAMILIES. GUN LAWS GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE

EARLY 1600S AND LAW AFTER LAW

AFTER LAW AFTER LAW

AFTER LAW HAS

BEEN PASSED THAT HAS BASICALLY ERODED AWAY NOT ONLY

OUR RIGHTS BUT EVERYONE ELSE'

S RIGHTS WE ARE THE ONES THAT GET AFFECTED THE MOST. WE

TYPICALLY LIVE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE

THE POLICE OVER POLICE WE

ARE PROFILED WE LIVE IN

SUBSTANDARD HOUSING. WE CAN

FIND EMPLOYMENT. WE JUST HAVE

MEMBERS FROM ANOTHER AGENCY

THAT TALKED ABOUT THE

NUMBER OF BEDS AND FACILITIES AND IT'S

A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS

THAT'S NOT GOING TO

GO AWAY. SO; IF YOU LOOK AT THIS TOTAL UNIVERSAL

BACKGROUND CHECK; I WANT YOU TO

THINK ABOUT

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO HURT THE WORST.

YOUR TALK ABOUT

SINGLE MOMS YOUR TALK ABOUT VERY LOW

INCOME INDIVIDUALS. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY

GUN STORE THAT'S WITHIN THE

CITY LIMITS OF ST. PAUL

OR MINNEAPOLIS THOSE OF ALL BEEN REZONED OUT OF THE AREAS

. THE VAST MAJORITY OF MINORITIES

LIVE IN URBAN AREAS. NOT IN

RURAL MINNESOTA.

SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ALSO MINNESOTANS AND CITIZENS THAT

PAY TAXES

; CITIZENS THAT LOVE THE STATES; CITIZENS THAT LOVE

THEIR CITIES; CITIZENS THAT AR

E LAW-ABIDING;NEED PROTECTION

AS WELL. IF I WANTED TO PURCHASE

A GUN IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS I CAN DO SO. I NEED TO GO OUT

TO

THE BURBS. IF I DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION

BECAUSE I'M DEPENDENT ON

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

A LOT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DOES

NOT GO TO LOCATIONS WHERE THE GUN

STORES ARE. SO AGAIN; I A

M MARGINALIZED. PROHIBITED FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THIS.

THEN; AS I READ THROUGH THIS

PARTICULAR BILL I'M LOOKING AT JUST WITHIN OUR OWN CLUB IF I WANTED TO

SELL A GUN TO A FELLOW

CLUB MEMBER; WHICH I HAVE

KNOWN; TRUSTEDONTO THE RANGE WITH;

SH

OT WITH; I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERSON'S GOING TO GO OUT AND COMMIT A CRIME

I KNOW THAT PERSON YOU I'VE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

OKAY? I HAVE TO THEN ASK THEM

TO SUBMIT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK. I ALREADY KNOW THE BE THERE ALREADY A LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN COULD

THEY'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO A

BACKGROUND CHECK. SO I AM BEING REQUIRED TO DO

IT AGAIN JUST TO

SELL AGAIN TO ONE OF MY FRIENDS THAT I GO SHOOT WITH

? THAT MAKES NO SENSE

TO ME. LOOKING AT

LOOKING AT LINE 314; TALKS ABOUT ON CHECKS BY A

FEDERALLY LICENSED

FIREARM DEALER. THE TRANSFEREE

SHALL APPEAR JOINTLY BEFORE A FEDERAL LICENSE FARM DEALER WITH A

FIREARM AND THE OTHER PERSON THAT YOU WANT TO SELL IT TO.

IF I HAVE TO HOP ONTO A BUS

AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET SOMEWHERE AT A DEALER WITHOUT IN THE

BURBS LOGISTICALLY THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IN ORDER

TO COORDINATE. SO; I WOULD

SAY THAT REALLY CONSIDER

SOME OF THE THINGS HERE; LOOK AT

THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T

HAVE ACCESS HOW ARE YOU

MAKING THIS MORE ANY HURDLE AND MORE OF A BURDEN

ON THEM.

THANK YOU. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: THANK YOU.

PROF. JOEL OLSON.

MR. OLSON YOU HAVE ABOUT THREE MINUTES.

>> TESTIFIER: WELL I WILL USE OF LESS THAN

THREE MINUTES SO THAT MS. KATE CAN HAVE A

FEW MOMENTS IF YOU DON'T WANT.

NEVERMIND. MY NAME IS

JOSEPH OLSON. I'M A PROFESSOR

OF LAW MITCHELL HIM IN LAW SCHOOL.

MODESTLY NAUGHTY

REPRESENTING THEM. I HAVE BEEN

REPRESENTING MINNESOTA'S SENSIBLE

GUN OWNERS AT THIS CAPITAL SINCE 1989.

THERE REALLY IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN. LET ME START OFF

WITH NO BACK

GROUND CHECK. CAN STOP AN EVIL MINE OR

REVEAL UNDIAGNOSED INSANITY SIMPLY

CAN HAPPEN.

UNIVERSAL BACK PROJECTS HAVE NOT STOPPED ANY MASS

PUBLIC SHOOTINGS IN THIS

CENTURY. SINCE 2000 EVERY ONE OF OUR MESH SHOOTERS OBTAIN

THEIR WEAPONS

WITHOUT USING LEGAL PRIVATE TRANSFERS.

ATTACK AT SAN BERNARDINO

IN CALIFORNIA THE SPEAKER BECAME A COLLEGE

IN OREGON;

OCCURRED IN STATES THAT ALREADY HAVE UNIVERSAL

BACKGROUND CHECKS. WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE MADE ANY

DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THOSE GUNS

WERE PURCHASED AS ALL OF THE GUNS THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY

THESE FOLKS WERE PURCHASED

THROUGH AN EVER FELT DEALER AND

WENT THROUGH

THE SPIRIT EVERYONE IS TRANSFERS.

THE GENTLEMAN

IN VIRGINIA TECH PAST. THE GENTLEMAN IN NORTHERN

ILLINOIS PAST THE

GENTLEMAN IN AURORA

CALIFORNIA PASSED. PERHAPS HE SHOULDN'T HAVE.

HIS PSYCHIATRIST WAS DITHERING AROUND BUT WHETHER SHE

SHOULD REPORT BUT SHE DID NOT GET

TO IT. BUT THE NEXT

CHECK EVERY ONE OF THEM WENT THROUGH

A CHECK. INDEED THERE IS MASS PUBLIC SHOOTINGS

IN EUROPE. RECORDED IN FRANCE; BELGIUM; NORWAY AND GERMANY WERE BACKGROUND CHECKS

MUCH MORE RIGID THAN OURS ARE ALREADY

IN PLACE.

THE ONLY ARGUMENT THAT EVEN SOME OF THE MEDIA HAVE

NOTICED IT. LAST YEAR ABC JOHN

PEARL ASKED THE SENATOR

FROM CONNECTICUT WHERE WE STILL FOCUSED ON THINGS THAT NOTHING

DO WITH MASSACRES WE ARE

RESPONDING TO? BECAUSE OF

COURSE THE

SOLUTION FOR A MASSACRE THAT'S TAKING

PLACE ANYWHERE IS TO HAVE A

GOOD GUY WITH A GUN THERE ABLE TO ACT

RIGHT NOW RIGHT THERE. BECAUSE

THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.

THE US RESEARCH IN US HAS

SHOWN CONSOLING THERE'S NO EVIDENCE

THAT

BACKGROUNDS [INAUDIBLE] THE RESEARCH SIMPLY DOESN'T

SUPPORT IT

AT ALL. AS THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE

ME TESTIFIED; THERE'S INHERENT BIAS IN

THE SYSTEM

. I GUESS CULTURES WERE PEOPLE OF SIMILAR NAMES.

>> CHAIR JOHNSON: IF YOU WANT TO FINISH UP THE 50 MINUTES IS UP. >> TESTIFIER: SORRY ABOUT THAT.

94% OF DELAYS ARE RESOLVED IN

24 HOURS AND THE FEDS PROSECUTE

LESS THAN 100 PEOPLE A YEAR. THERE ARE BETTER WAYS OF DEALING WITH THIS

WE ALREADY HAVE

IN MINNESOTA BACKGROUND CHECK

SYSTEM THAT CHECKS THE PERSON; NOT

THE GUN. THE PERSON NOT TO TRANSFER

. IT IS THE PERSON WHO'S ALWAYS EVIL WHEN

SEEN PARTY. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: THANK YOU.

REPRESENTATIVE BECKER-FINN >>

REPRESENTATIVE BECKER-FINN: THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. BASED O THE

FIRST TESTIFIER;

MR. DOOR. I AM A

GUN OWNER AND YOU DO NOT SPEAK

FOR ME. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO REALIZE

WHEN WE QUOTE THE STATISTICS ABOUT HOW MANY MINNESOTANS ARE

GUN OWNERS THAT

EVEN THOUGH YOU CALL YOUR SO THE GUN

OWNERS CAUCUS;

BUT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SPOKEN TO HAVE A GUN OWNER IN

OUR STATE. BECAUSE

YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR ME. I'VE BEEN A

GUN OWNER SINCE I WAS 12

YEARS OLD. I'M ALSO A MOM. I

ALSO THINK THERE ARE THINGS WE

CAN DO AS WE

TALK ABOUT GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS; WELL THE CRIMINAL

BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE TO DETERMINE WHO THOSE

PEOPLE ARE THAT YOU MIGHT THINK OF AS

BAD GUYS.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT I THINK YOU SPOKE ABOUT SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WOULD BE MADE

THINGS DIFFICULT. THE BILL ACTUALLY CONTAINS QUITE

A FEW EXCLUSIONS

INCLUDING FOUR HUNTING AND TRAPPING; LAWFULLY

ORGANIZE SHOOTING SPORTS COMPETITIONS AND

SHOOTING RANGES. SO IT'S NOT QUITE AS

TACCONE AND AS IT

INITIALLY WAS MADE OUT TO

BE. FINALLY; I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT

BASED ON THE LAST SPEAKER THE MAJORITY

OF MASS SHOOTINGS AND SHOOTINGS IN GENERAL ARE

NOT PERPETRATED BY PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

SO WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT

THIS PROBLEM IN

THAT WAY THERE ARE RED FLAGS TO

VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR OF GUNS

MS.

RED FLAGS DON'T NATIONALLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE FOLKS W

HO ARE STRUGGLING WITH

MENTAL ILLNESS. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

MR. STEWART >> TESTIFIER: MR. CHAIRMAN

REPRESENTATIVE BECKER-FINN YES I UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERYBODY MAY AGREE WITH US

BUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE WITH US WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF EVERY GUN OWNER IN

THE STATE.

ON YOUR HEAVEN ON THE POINT ABOUT

THE HUNTING THERE ARE SOME

PROVISIONS FOR IF YOU WOULD IN THE BILL

IF YOU'RE IN THE PRESENCE OR

LAWFULLY ENGAGED FOR THIS BILL WOULD PREVENT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO LOAN

A FIREARM IT'S A FOR A WEEKEND

OR SEASON. THE LANGUAGE OF THE

BILL SAYS WHILE HUNTING

OR TRAPPING THAT SPECIFICALLY ENGAGE IN

THAT ACTIVITY.

IF THEY WERE TO TAKE IT HOME THERE'S NO LONGER HUNTING OR TRAPPING. THE LOAN WOULD

NOT APPLY. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

REPRESENTATIVE BECKER-FINN >> REPRESENTATIVE BECKER-FINN: IT'S PATENTLY FALSE TO SAY THAT YOU SPEAK FOR EVERY GUN OWNER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

I'M TELLING YOU NOW AS A

GUN OWNER THAT

IS UNTRUE. SO WE NEED TO STOP SAYING THINGS THAT

ARE UNTRUE.

>> TESTIFIER: AGAIN I DO NOT SAY WE SPEAK FOR EVERY GUN OWNER I SAY WE REPRESENT THE INTEREST. YOU MAY DISAGREE THAT

WE REPRESENT YOUR INTEREST AND I BELIEVE WE DO.

WITH RESPECT. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

REPRESENTATIVE FINN >>

REPRESENTATIVE BECKER-FINN: I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY

OTHER CONSTITUENTS;

FAMILY MEMBERS; PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH

THOSE ARE NOT OUR INTEREST.

IT IS FALSE TO

SAY THAT. YOU CAN SAY YOU SPEAK FOR

YOUR ORGANIZATION BUT IT IS PATENTLY FALSE

AND UNTRUE TO SAY THAT YOU SPEAK FOR THE INTEREST OF ALL GUN OWNERS. YOU

DO NOT. >> CHAIR JOHNSON: HOW ABOUT

IF WE SETTLED TO AGREE TO DISAGREE

ON THIS. REPRESENTATIVE

DETTMER >>

REPRESENTATIVE DEHN: THANK YOU

MR. CHAIR. THE TESTIMONY IN SOME WAY WERE REASONABLE IN

SOME WAYS REALLY

REALLY OFFENSIVE. THE

EMERITUS PROFESSOR

SPOKE ABOUT THE MASS SHOOTINGS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS

HAVE PASSED

BACKGROUND CHECKS. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER

PEOPLE THAT ARE SHOT AND KILLED

BY GUNS THAT HAVE

GOT THROUGH HAVING BEEN PURCHASED OF

PRIVATE SALES

HAVE BEEN PURCHASED THROUGH PRIVATE

GUN SHOWS HIM A IN

HENNEPIN COUNTY THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE

COURTS BUILDING THE

INDIVIDUAL SHOT

BY SOMEONE THAT WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A GUN THROUGH PRIVATE

GUN SHOW. A PRIVATE SALE IN

A COUNTRY. SO TO MAKE

THAT ACCUSATION IT WON'T STOP

INDIVIDUALS IS; I BELIEVE;

NOT TRUE. AND I'VE HEARD THE MANY ARGUMENTS WHILE SOMEONE

WAS AGO SOMEONE THEY WILL FIND

A WAY. IN THE CASE OF MASS

SHOOTINGS CLEARLY; GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS DON'T STOP THEM AT PARKLAND

THERE WAS A SCHOOL RESOURCE

OFFICER DEPUTY THAT NEVER WENT INTO

THE BUILDING AND THE OTHER

DEPUTIES THERE SO WHEN WE MAKE THESE ACCUSATIONS

A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN

WILL STOP THESE THINGS

FROM HAPPENING THAT AGAIN IS NOT TRUE. THE ARGUMENT

CAN BE MADE THAT WHILE WE

CAN NEVER REGULATE-WE

CAN NEVER DO THINGS TO RESTRICT PEOPLE

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO

DO THAT AND I

WOULD AGREE. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO

BE PEOPLE THAT WILL DO THAT. BUT

IF WE REDUCE THE ABILITY

OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULDN'T

HAVE GUNS TO GET GUNS IT WILL

THEN REDUCE THE AMOUNT

OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE SEEN TO SHOT

AND KILLED BY GUNS EVERY DAY.

SO REPRESENTATIVE PINTO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT BILL. I

WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO

MOVE IN THE DIRECTION

WHAT OTHER REASON MOST STATES

HAVE DONE COULD

ACTUALLY THINK THIS BILL DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH IT

STILL UP PEOPLE TO OBTAIN SEMI

AUTOMATIC WEAPONS; WEAPONS THAT HAVE PREDOMINANT BEEN USED IN

MASS SHOOTINGS. I'VE HEARD THE

ARGUMENTS THAT USE AR 15'S FOUR

HUNTING DEER

AND I WOULD SAY IF YOU'RE THAT BAD OF

A SHOT YOU CAN'T GET THEM INTO A THREE MAYBE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET

YOUR LICENSE. >>

CHAIR JOHNSON: REPRESENTATIVE UGLEM >>

REPRESENTATIVE UGLEM: TANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

THERE'S BEEN GREAT ARGUMENTS ON

BOTH SIDES OF THIS BILL AND OBVIOUSLY

THE LINES ARE DRAWN BOTH WAYS HERE.

IT'S A COMPLICATED ISSUE AND THERE'S BEEN LOTS AND LOTS

OF DEBATE

. THERE'S-THERE ARE REAL GOOD REASONS ON

BOTH SIDES EITHER PASS THIS BILL OR NOT PASS THIS BILL.

THERE ALSO ARE OTHER BILLS MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE

SYSTEM HERE IN THE HOUSE AND IN SENATE IN

THE SESSION AND I THINK

IT'S PRUDENT UPON THIS BODY THAT WE

LOOK AT ALL

THE BILLS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH BEFORE WE MAKE

A DECISION AND I JUST DON'T THINK

IT'S PRUDENT TO ACT

ON SOMETHING RIGHT NOW

REPRESENTATIVE PINTO. IT'S WELL-INTENTIONED BUT TO

DO SOMETHING AS BIG AND

AS HARD A DECISION IS THIS AND

15-20 MINUTES GIVES

ME PAUSE. SO THERE MR. CHAIR MAKE

A MOTION TO LAY THIS BILL ON

THE TABLE. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO LAY THE BILL ON

THE TABLE.

>> REPRESENTATIVE DETTMER: I WOULD REQUEST A RECALL.

>> CHAIR JOHNSON: THE MOTION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

CALL THE ROLL PLEASE GO TO

>> STAFF: JOHNSON AYE LOAM OR

GENITALS NAY KENTON NAYCONCERT

ON TRAINING FRANKIE JENNY DID

ROSSELL AYE HOWE LUCERO AYE

NEWBERGER AYE O'NEILL NAY UGLEM

JENNA AYE WARD [INAUDIBLE]

THEIR LOSS [INAUDIBLE]

>> CHAIR JOHNSON: THERE ARE

NINE

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Stunning Connection To Hillary Clinton Goes Public - Mueller's Investigation Just Went

Up In Flames

Over the past few days, it's been confirmed that White House Special Counsel Robert Mueller

chose a staff full of Democrat operatives to investigate President Donald Trump's supposed

collusion with Russia in last year's election.

Now, yet another member of Mueller's team has been linked to powerful Democrats.

Freedom Daily reported that it was just revealed that Mueller investigator Jeannie Rhee has

extremely close ties with the Clintons and the Democrat Party.

She worked for Barack Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder for two years and has given over

$16,000 to Democrats since 2008.

Rhee was so close to Clinton that she maxed out donations to her in 2015 and 2016.

On top of that, Rhee represented the Clinton Foundation in the racketeering lawsuit in

2015.

"Rhee joined Mueller's team in June, according to The Washington Post, and also worked as

a partner at WilmerHale," CBS News reported.

"She had previously served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's

Office of Legal Counsel, where she advised White House officials and the attorney general

on issues including criminal procedure and national security, according to a WilmerHale

press release from 2011.

She also served as Assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's office for the District

of Columbia."

This comes after it was revealed that one of Mueller's attorneys attended Hillary Clinton's

election night party in New York City.

Weissmann has been referred to by the The New York Times as Mueller's "Lieutenant" and

"Pit bull."

On Tuesday, conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained a January email in which Weissmann

praised former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates' defiance of Trump.

Weissmann is just one of many Democratic donors that have been hired by Mueller.

The lawyer donated a combined $6,600 to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and

Hillary Clinton.

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[Ann Wolff] I'm on the Foundation Board and so I was doing the fundraising for hearing loops

and my closest experience then was when we had a lunch and people were sitting

around the table and it was just, there was a woman in tears she said "I had no

idea it was going to be like this." And we don't appreciate what it's like but

everyone who's tried it is just astounded and they're just overwhelmed

with gratitude to be able to hear.

It's the first time since I've worn

hearing aids that I didn't have to think about my hearing and that was remarkable

for me all day it didn't matter what the frequency of the person's voice was I

could hear it clearly so it was a wonderful experience for me.

[Ann Wolff] Our library is really the only community place that anyone can come at no charge and use our

meeting rooms. First of all to be able to do that for the public is a huge

resource and service but to be able to make it now available for even a greater

percent of the population. Not only a place that they can come for free and

have meetings and clubs and go to programs and presentations but they can

hear once they get there. So it's life changing that's what people keep telling

me, "wow this is life changing."

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How Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Took Their Super-Public Romance Off the Radar

You cant be the flavor of the month every month. And so Gwen Stefani and Blake Sheltonwho started dating in such a public fashion and seemed so in love that skeptics assumed the whole thing had to be fake—toned it down.

That might have naturally happened anyway, as the press tours for their respective albums came to an end and they had performed their duet Go Ahead and Break My Heart everywhere possible.

But these two seemingly made a concerted effort to take their theretofore very public relationship off the radar for awhile. So deep, deep undercover that it also seemed entirely possible that they had broken up.

Which, happily for the romantics out there, they did not.

Instead they were just taking a nice, long break from being the couple everyone was talking about—before regrouping to do that whole ooey-gooey romantic thing again on the holiday special You Make It Feel Like Christmas, in honor of Gwens album of the same name.

They also let slip some photographic evidence that they spent Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years together; they went to the Super Bowl; and, while they couldnt be with each other on Valentines Day, Shelton sent her a massive flower arrangement.

They reunited soon after and Stefani just shared pics from son Apollos Scooby Doo-themed 4th birthday party, featuring Blake in a wig. OK, so its not as if theyve been hiding, but when you think about how every. week. was.

something.

in 2016 with those two, it was a relatively uneventful build to their (how time flies) two-year anniversary this past fall.  Think of all the people who thought this would be a rebound, the relationship coming so soon on the heels of the end of Gwens 13-year marriage to Gavin Rossdale and Blakes divorce from Miranda Lambert.

Sheltons Doing It to Country Songs Tour taking up the first half of 2017 when they werent busy with The Voice, and then Stefani not doing The Voices 13th season last fall helped remind people that they did, indeed, still lead separate lives.

Nor were they in a rush to get engaged or have babies, or whatever else they were rumored to be in a rush to do.

In October Adam Levineindicated they were still going strong, telling Howard Sternthat Blake and Gwen were, not only the real deal, but positively nauseating in private. Theyre so in love its disgusting, Levine cracked.

They found each other at really interesting times in their lives. Its really beautiful. Because its in the public eye, a lot of people want to have their own bulls--t opinions about it, but Im, like, there, he acknowledged.

I see it every day. I have a pretty unique perspective on it, and its real, man. That being said, Im so affectionate and gross with my wife—[bit] this is a whole other level of…vomit..

  The (media) break also allowed for a little bit of mystery to develop—where are they? how are they doing? is everything fine?!—until it was time to get back out there for some publicity— Gwen, for her Christmas special, and Blake for The Voice.and because he was the surprise choice for Peoples Sexiest Man Alive in November.

I feel bad for her, Shelton said on Ellen, referring to his girlfriend.

She has been in the spotlight as the symbol of beauty and now this.Its going to be humbling for her, but I think shes got a big enough heart that she can do it.

Beauty comes from within. When Stefani sat down with Ellen DeGeneres in December, she gave Peoples pick an enthusiastic endorsement, and says she was the one who encouraged him to accept the honor.

(The sexy nominee apparently gets a say!) For me, its just that big ol heart and that sense of humor, she gushed. He doesnt even take himself seriously and hes just such an incredible person.

And thats sexy to me. Not to mention, she told E! News, How rad is my life right now? Like, how good does that make me look?!.

Youve turned into a proper farm girl now, you really have, Chelsea Handler told Stefani on her Netflix show last fall. My nature growing up was Orange County, the beach, that was our nature, Stefani mused.

That was it, you know. And that was beautiful, incredible. But to be able to experience middle of America and the gorgeous Oklahoma—it is very beautiful there.I actually wrote a Christmas song while I was there. What a coincidence, Handler cracked.

I love going there because I feel like its so. I get to do nothing, and I never get that here in L.A., Stefani said.

Asked if it was a bit of a culture shock the first time she went, Gwen quipped, Blake is a culture shock.. And hes someone she doesnt mind being off the grid with.

  ??gx A post shared by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on Feb 25, 2018 at 10:15am PST.

After ringing in the New Year in Oklahoma with Blake, Gwen took almost all of January and most of February off of Instagram (her page, if not her story) before tripling down on pics of her on stage with Shelton in St.

Louis, where he had touched down with his Country Music Freaks Tour.

So hes going to be touring in March (hes in Houston tonight, Dallas tomorrow) before the current season of The Voice moves into live shows, and then heading back out on the road in July.

Which, naturally, will be when Stefanis kids are on summer vacation, making for easier joint travel opportunities should they be so inclined.

Were guessing theres going to be an uptick in Shelfani sightings in our near future—but never as many as there were when they were first getting started.

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This wedding, like all weddings, will be a moment of fun and joy that will reflect the characters and values of the bride and groom, a spokesperson said.

The couple has invited 2,640 commoners into the grounds of Windsor Castle to watch the arrivals of the bride and groom—and their wedding guests—at St. Georges Chapel, and to watch the carriage procession as it departs the castle.

Kensington Palace said last month that Harry and Meghan are hugely grateful for the many good wishes they have received since announcing their engagement, adding, They are very much looking forward to the day and to being able to share their celebrations with the public..

Nine regional Lord Lieutenant offices will nominate 1,200 members of the public from every corner of the United Kingdom, Kensington Palace said in a statement Friday.

The couple has asked that the people chosen are from a broad range of backgrounds and ages, including young people who have shown strong leadership, and those who have served their communities. An additional 200 people from charities and organizations the couple supports will also be invited, as will 100 students from The Royal School, Great Park, Windsor and St.

Georges School, Windsor Castle, as both institutions have strong affiliations with the Windsor Castle community. Kensington Palace also said 610 Windsor Castle community members, including residents of Windsor Castle and members of the St.

Georges Chapel community, and 530 members of the Royal Households and Crown Estate, will also receive invitations to witness the royal festivities. Harry and Meghan are set to tie the knot May 19.

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WHETHER CERTAIN

CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE NEED TO DO THE

CIVIL COMMITMENT JUST TAKING THE GUNS WEIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT SOLVE

THE ISSUE. >> CHAIR JOHNSON:

REPRESENTATIVE

CONCERT ON ON THE 72 HOUR

HOLD; LAW-ENFORCEMENT TO THE 72

HOUR HOLD. THEY DO A TRANSPORT ORDER.

THEY BRING THEM IN

THE DOORS. I BROUGHT

IN MANY; MANY TIMES THEY WERE GOING OUT THE DOORS

AFTER THE EVALUATION BEFORE

I WAS

[INAUDIBLE] NOT A LOT OF THEM WERE ACTUALLY HELD FOR

72 HOURS. IT'S NOT A FULL 72

HOURS. >> REPRESENTATIVE CONSIDINE: AND I WORKED IN [INAUDIBLE] FOR 20 YEARS I UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS BUT YOU TOOK HIM IN

WITHOUT EVEN A COURT

HEARING AND MY POINT

IS THAT YES; SOMETIMES IT IS NECESSARY AND

IT WORKS. SOMETIMES REMOVING

THE WEAPONS ALSO WOULD BE A

LOGICAL STEP THAT WOULD WORK.

>> CHAIR JOHNSON:

REPRESENTATIVE UGLEM >>

REPRESENTATIVE UGLEM: WELL I THINK IT'S PRETTY

OBVIOUS THAT THIS BILL IS

VERY CONTROVERSIAL IN WE

HAVE HEARD GREAT ARGUMENTS ON

BOTH SIDES.. MY MOTION WILL NOT KILL

THIS BILL. MY MOTION IS AGAIN TO WAIT ON THE TABLE.

OBVIOUSLY; THERE'S MUCH MORE WORK TO

BE DONE. I THINK

THIS COMMITTEE; I KNOW THAT I WANT TO HEAR MORE

ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER

TESTIFIERS. AGAIN; WE ARE LOOKING AT A VERY LIMITED TIME FRAME THAT WE HAVE

ALLOWED REPRESENTATIVE

PINTO TO COME HERE AND MAKE HIS CASE. THIS

IS TREMENDOUS-HAS TREMENDOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR

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