[Carry_Okie]

"Is it going to catch everything? Everyone? No. But it's a step in the right direction," said Edina Police Chief Michael Siitari.

He's even admitting it won't accomplish anything. How any legislator can bring up a bill like this in the face of all the evidence and an organized gun lobby is beyond me.

Anyone purchasing a firearm would have to undergo a federal and local background check.

This is de facto registration unless the database is truly purged (which I don't believe for a minute that it is no matter what the law says).

[jdege]

How any legislator can bring up a bill like this in the face of all the evidence and an organized gun lobby is beyond me.

It's easy. The DFL is the majority party, again.