Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey will sign a new gun control ordinance into law on Wednesday, despite state preemption laws banning local municipalities from doing so.
All 13 members of the city council voted in favor of the measure last week.
It includes a ban on assault style weapons, large capacity magazines, ghost guns, and a restriction on firearms in certain areas.
St. Paul passed a similar ordinance last year.
It's being challenged in court by the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus who contend that simply passing the ordinance is unlawful.
The city maintains that the the language used in the measure will withstand any court challenges.
Frey and proponents are urging members in the Republican-controlled House to vote on the bill that was passed by the Senate earlier this session. That is unlikely.
ER doctors also urge lawmakers to act
Emergency room doctors in the Twin Cities are also turning up the pressure on lawmakers to pass gun reform before the end of session.
The Senate has passed a bill that includes a ban on assault weapons, as well as other safety measures.
Dr. Tricia Valusek was among the group. She treated some of the children killed in a mass shooting at Annunciation Church last summer.
"It doesn't go away. I mean, that was 9 months ago," Valusek says. "And it still wakes me up at 3:00 in the morning."
It's unlikely that the House will vote on the bill, as it has yet to go through the committee process, and Republicans have a one seat majority.
Democrats are accusing House Speaker Lisa Demuth of holding the bill hostage. The bill includes a ban on semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines.
