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Behold the miracle of modern political metamorphosis. Just one day after being crowned governor-elect, former Senate wallflower Amy Klobuchar shed her carefully cultivated "moderate" costume faster than you can say bipartisan brunch.
Fresh off an election victory where she swore up and down she was just a harmless centrist neighbor who loves hot-dish and moderate consensus, she bounded up to the microphone with unconcealed glee to announce her absolute favorite hobby: dismantling the Second Amendment, our right to bear arms.
Forget about the crushing tax burdens, the runaway government fraud scandals left behind by her predecessor, or the simple dignity of letting people afford groceries. No, the burning crisis keeping Minnesota awake at night is clearly that too many citizens own scary-looking plastic pieces on their rifles.
"The gun safety bill is going to get passed, and I am so excited to be working with the leaders on this, and it certainly should be one of our top priorities," Klobuchar said during a press conference. "I think that bill makes a lot of sense. I’m sure that we’ll make some changes … but the basics of that bill I hope will remain in place."
The legislative masterpiece she is so giddy to inflict upon the populace is SF 4067.
Forget about the crushing tax burdens, the runaway government fraud scandals left behind by her predecessor, or the simple dignity of letting people afford groceries. No, the burning crisis keeping Minnesota awake at night is clearly that too many citizens own scary-looking plastic pieces on their rifles.
"The gun safety bill is going to get passed, and I am so excited to be working with the leaders on this, and it certainly should be one of our top priorities," Klobuchar said during a press conference. "I think that bill makes a lot of sense. I’m sure that we’ll make some changes … but the basics of that bill I hope will remain in place."
The legislative masterpiece she is so giddy to inflict upon the populace is SF 4067.
Under this brilliant blueprint, ordinary law-abiding Minnesotans who want to keep the semi-automatic rifles they already legally own will just need to politely ask the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for permission slips, and then pay to renew those permission slips every three years like clockwork. Fail to do so, and you graduate from a peaceful taxpayer to a gross misdemeanor criminal in one easy step. It is compassionate governance at its finest.
Naturally, social media erupted as the sweet scent of authoritarian bureaucratic overreach filled the crisp Minnesota air.
"Democrats don't care about affordability. They only care about taking away our Second Amendment rights," conservative communicator Steve Guest posted on X. "Amy Klobuchar can't contain her excitement as she goes after law-abiding gun owners."
"In one of her first acts as governor-elect, Sen. @amyklobuchar affirmed that she will go after Minnesotans' firearms under the guise of ‘safety,’" the National Rifle Association (NRA) posted on X.
"When Amy Klobuchar told you over and over she was going to do a top-to-bottom audit, she meant of your guns, not your tax dollars," Minnesota attorney and former immigration judge Nathan Hansen posted on X.
"Why are you babbling about gun control?" Minnesota Miners, a pro-mining grassroots nonprofit in Minnesota, posted on X. "Instead you should be coming out with your plan to stop government fraud and lowering taxes. But you can't do that you have to come out attacking & trying to violate lawful gun owners constitutional rights."
"We have a duty to our nation to not comply," Minnesota Republican state Rep. Ben Davis posted on X. "Resist."
"AMY KLOBUCHAR ISN'T EVEN SWORN IN AND SHE'S ALREADY COMING FOR MINNESOTA'S RIFLES," conservative influencer Gunther Eagleman posted on X.
Naturally, social media erupted as the sweet scent of authoritarian bureaucratic overreach filled the crisp Minnesota air.
"Democrats don't care about affordability. They only care about taking away our Second Amendment rights," conservative communicator Steve Guest posted on X. "Amy Klobuchar can't contain her excitement as she goes after law-abiding gun owners."
"In one of her first acts as governor-elect, Sen. @amyklobuchar affirmed that she will go after Minnesotans' firearms under the guise of ‘safety,’" the National Rifle Association (NRA) posted on X.
"When Amy Klobuchar told you over and over she was going to do a top-to-bottom audit, she meant of your guns, not your tax dollars," Minnesota attorney and former immigration judge Nathan Hansen posted on X.
"Why are you babbling about gun control?" Minnesota Miners, a pro-mining grassroots nonprofit in Minnesota, posted on X. "Instead you should be coming out with your plan to stop government fraud and lowering taxes. But you can't do that you have to come out attacking & trying to violate lawful gun owners constitutional rights."
"We have a duty to our nation to not comply," Minnesota Republican state Rep. Ben Davis posted on X. "Resist."
"AMY KLOBUCHAR ISN'T EVEN SWORN IN AND SHE'S ALREADY COMING FOR MINNESOTA'S RIFLES," conservative influencer Gunther Eagleman posted on X.
Fox News Digital reached out to Klobuchar’s team for comment on what aspects of the bill she does and does not support but did not receive a response, for some reason.
Perhaps her campaign handlers were too busy trying to figure out how to spin taking people's constitutional liberties away as a form of centrist harmony. After all, the governor-elect insists she is just trying to steer the ship forward.
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"I am committed as ever to moving our state forward, not moving our state to the left or to the right, but moving our state forward," Klobuchar said during the press conference.
Just forward, please. Straight off a cliff of government overreach, but at least you will be moving. Klobuchar easily defeated her Republican opponent earlier this month to inherit the desk of outgoing Governor Tim Walz, who wisely decided to exit stage left before the fallout from massive state scandals fully consumed him. Now, the torch of progressive utopia-building has been safely passed to a veteran politician who spent decades in Washington learning how to smile while telling you she knows what is best for your toolbox.
"I am committed as ever to moving our state forward, not moving our state to the left or to the right, but moving our state forward," Klobuchar said during the press conference.
Just forward, please. Straight off a cliff of government overreach, but at least you will be moving. Klobuchar easily defeated her Republican opponent earlier this month to inherit the desk of outgoing Governor Tim Walz, who wisely decided to exit stage left before the fallout from massive state scandals fully consumed him. Now, the torch of progressive utopia-building has been safely passed to a veteran politician who spent decades in Washington learning how to smile while telling you she knows what is best for your toolbox.
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