By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
Less than a week after winning election to become Minnesota’s next governor, Democrat Amy Klobuchar is in hot water for quickly stepping out of her persona as a moderate and telling reporters a top priority is passing a ban on so-called “assault rifles.”
So much for taking on economic issues. Her course change was reported earlier this week.
Fox News reported her gun control revelation, quoting her statement during a press conference.
“The gun safety bill is going to get passed, and I am so excited to be working with the leaders on this, and it certainly should be one of our top priorities,” Klobuchar said. “I think that bill makes a lot of sense. I’m sure that we’ll make some changes … but the basics of that bill I hope will remain in place.”
She was reportedly referring to is SF 4067, described as “an omnibus gun-control package that passed the Minnesota Senate 34-33 earlier this year but has not received a House vote.”
Her announcement not only got the attention of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, but also the National Rifle Association.
Klobuchar’s election was hailed by the billionaire-backed Everytown for Gun Safety lobbying group. In a news release, Everytown declared her election as a “major victory.”
“Amy Klobuchar has spent nearly two decades in the Senate standing up to the gun lobby and fighting for safer communities, and now she brings that experience home to Minnesota,” saidJohn Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. “Everytown congratulates Governor-elect Klobuchar and looks forward to helping her pass the common-sense laws that will keep Minnesotans safe.”
“Amy Klobuchar has never treated gun violence as someone else’s problem, and Minnesota families have noticed,” said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. “As governor, she’ll lead a state where moms, dads, and students have made their voices impossible to ignore. Our volunteers can’t wait to get to work with her in St. Paul.”
Not everyone is cheering. Minnesota Republican State Rep. Ben Davis posted a message on “X,” declaring “Resist.”
Klobuchar has been a reliable anti-gun vote during her U.S. Senate career, and there is little doubt she will retain that status in her new position.
Her many critics contend that Democrats never cared about “affordability.” It was a campaign issue, described by CCRKBA as a “Trojan Horse.”
