A bill that would allow gun owners to use lethal force when they feel threatened, has cleared the legislature and heads now to the governor for consideration.
The state House approved the legislation 85-47, following an equally lopsided vote for passage in the Senate last week.
The bill, which passed the Senate 40-23 last week, would allow Minnesotans in dangerous situations to shoot to kill, whether they are in a car, at a campground or on a boat.
Gov. Mark Dayton promised bill sponsor Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, to give the bill due consideration – although he's signaled that the recent murder of an on-duty Lake City police officer, and the fact that the bill is uniformly opposed by law enforcement organizations gives him pause.
He will have three days, starting Friday, to consider the legislation.
The House moved on to approve, 116-15, a bill that would allow prosecutors to arm themselves while on duty. The bill is a response to the December courthouse shooting of Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell by a defendant he had just prosecuted.
