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House passes bill expanding firearm storage requirement following fierce floor debate
By Tim Walker
Acknowledging no single law is going to prevent all tragedies, Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (DFL-Roseville) nonetheless urged passage of a firearms storage bill she sponsors in the hope that fewer kids may die from gun accidents.
Existing laws on firearm storage would be expanded to specify that a person must either store a firearm unloaded and equipped with a locking device or store the firearm in a firearm storage unit.
Following a discussion that lasted more than 11 hours, the House passed HF4300, as amended, 68-64 late Thursday and sent it to the Senate.
The goal of the bill is to change unsafe gun behavior, said Becker-Finn, who spoke of growing up around guns and has a great respect for the rules on handling them safely.
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