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Bloomberg-founded gun group gears up in Minnesota

Everytown for Gun Safety, which said it planned to spend $50 million across the nation on this year's election, has planted a flag in Minnesota.

October 24, 2014 at 10:06PM

In June, local members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America gathered outside the downtown Target Store on the Nicollet Mall to protest Target's policy of allowing long guns in Target stores in other states Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Minneapolis, MN. Here, Leah Auckenthaler, the group's chapter leader, talked to media members before delivering the petition to the manager of the Target store. (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun safety group founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has planted a flag in Minnesota.

On Wednesday, it registered Everytown for Gun Safety Minnesota, a political committee that allows it to donate to Minnesota candidates and spend money in state elections.

Public files available on Friday did not indicate that group had raised or contributed any money this week. But the Minnesota chapter leader said in a statement that it would support certain Minnesota candidates.

"Everytown and the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action have endorsed six candidates and Governor Dayton for re-election and we are happy to support their campaigns as they were strong supporters of a bi-partisan law passed that will keep guns out of the hands of convicted stalkers and domestic abusers," Leah Auckenthaler, volunteer with the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action.

Corrected to change the reference to the group from anti-gun to gun safety.