Lawmakers in the Minnesota House have been debating amendments to a sweeping public safety bill that kept them at the Capitol late into the night on Tuesday.
Republican Minority Leader Lisa Demuth offered a so-called “stand your ground” amendment, leading to more discussion from lawmakers.
“The language explicitly requires deadly force can only be used to resist what a person reasonably believes is an attempted crime that exposes someone to a potential great or substantial bodily harm or death,” Demuth said.
DFL Representative Kelly Moller was not in favor of the amendment, claiming that it would allow anyone to kill another person with a gun when there “is a shoving match.”
“It is a very extreme amendment. The states that have laws like this have seen an increase in homicides,” Moller claimed.
The amendment failed, as did earlier amendments offered by Republicans that would have done away with criminal background checks for potential gun owners and would have implemented school security measures.
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