Senator John Marty

We need an assault weapons ban - but we also need more comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation, including licensing and registration. #mnleg

YouTube video by Minnesota Senate Media Services Gun Violence Prevention Working Group - 09/15/25

Ban assault weapons & large-capacity magazines - during the special session!

It might have saved lives at Annunciation if passed 2 yrs ago.

But, we also need broader gun violence laws. Here's my testimony on my comprehensive legislation:
youtu.be/ANswPpLzREw?...

Charlie Kirk murdered. Gun violence has no place in America.

Not in schools: Sandy Hook, Uvalde, Annunciation and.... Not in public life: Hortman, Hoffman, Giffords, Scalise, now Kirk.

Each one a tragedy. Each one unacceptable.

We can & must stop the gun violence epidemic.

Opposition from the GOP and some DFLers could result in failure to pass an assault weapons ban and other gun safety provisions. That is not a reason to avoid debating the issues and voting on them. Failure to do so is a betrayal of responsibility; Minnesotans deserve honesty and accountability. 3/3

I would welcome the opportunity to present these bills in front of a committee, to have proponents and opponents debate the ideas in them, then have the committee, and the full Legislature, vote for or against each provision. 2/3

Minnesota Legislature needs to act now on gun violence - MinnPost A special session should be called to debate and vote on an assault weapons ban. If it isn't, the Legislature should act in 2026.

www.minnpost.com/community-vo... 1/3

It's time for political courage to stop this epidemic of gun violence. It's time for courts to end the distorted interpretation of the 2nd amendment. Founding Fathers didn't envision semi-automatic assault rifles or other modern arms. School kids lives matter.

Two more school children dead. Six others in critical condition. Each death is tragic. Each is unacceptable. The 286th mass shooting (4 or more victims) in the US this year.

Thoughts & prayers, yes. Mental Health services, yes. Also, yes, to real gun safety regulation. (1/2)

Fardin Oliaei, the MPCA whistleblower fired for telling the truth, deserves this belated recognition. Fardin is an environmental hero for Minnesota!

Watch this 45 minute film.
Share with others concerned about PFAS and regulatory capture.

YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul 3M PFAS documentary | Everywhere & Forever: Blood. Water. And the Politics of PFAS.

A powerful new documentary on PFAS brings to light how the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fired the scientist exposing PFAS dangers 20 yrs before Amara's Law: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_8W...

Joe Augustine’s excellent investigative reporting illustrates Corporate Capture of the MPCA in 2005.

It was heartening to see the strong showing for the Trans Day of Visibilityon Monday! The Trump administration is vilifying people & attempting to erase an entire community.

There’s nothing more important than coming together and standing with our trans neighbors. All people are valued!

So tragic that we are in a time when the Voting Rights Act is being dismantled, and racial hatred is being stoked. [5/5]

Ten years ago, on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma march, I joined my dad, who was speaking at a local college commemorating the march. Powerful memories, especially at this time, with his recent passing. [4/5]

The report was published before they had word that one of their fellow clergy marchers, Rev. James Reeb, was assaulted in Selma that evening, and died two days later, helping spark passage of the Voting Rights Act. kinginstitute.stanford.edu/reeb-james [3/5]

Selma: Sustaining the momentum Two Century editors report from the second march in Selma, Alabama, on March 9,...

He filed this report on his way home that evening: www.christiancentury.org/article/feat... [2/5]

Sixty years ago, the Selma Voting Rights March began. On Bloody Sunday Alabama Troopers brutally assaulted peaceful marchers. Martin Luther King rallied religious leaders from around the country to come. My Dad joined the marchers in Selma on Tuesday. [1/5]

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and 'personal liberties' The billionaire owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, narrowed the topics covered by its opinion section Wednesday to defending personal liberties and the free market, a pivot away from its tradit...

Washington Post's motto has been "Democracy Dies In Darkness." Jeff Bezos just decided to turn out the lights. Tragic. For our democracy. www.startribune.com/washington-p...

just paid $6.89 at costco for two dozen, cage-free eggs — the smallest quantity they sell

must be doing something right

Tolkkinen: Trump is sowing chaos and failing to bring down the cost of groceries A gulf is widening between President Trump and rural Minnesota, where one in four households is unable to obtain enough to eat without assistance. Trump has failed to bring down grocery prices, and eg...

Commentary worth reading - from Karen Tolkkinen

A fifth of MN families are food insecure. One in five!

None of Trump's executive orders "have addressed hunger in rural America or the price of food. Instead, he has belittled transgender people..."

So tragic.

www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-am...

Excusing this reckless action as Rep. Tom Emmer does, saying Trump promised to “shake up the status quo" is bizarre. "Shaking up the status quo" doesn't excuse destroying lives or tanking the economy. (3/3)

Would Trump's order shut down suicide hotlines? Would cancer patients in research trials be cut off?

With no warning! Fed officials were given 24 hours to implement.

How many lives will be thrown into crisis? Ill-thought-out orders like this could throw the economy into a tailspin. (2/3)

Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.

Inflammatory Trump campaign press release?

Unfortunately, no. It's an official order from Trump’s budget director.

Its impact? That’s unclear. Much may be ruled illegal or unconstitutional. Even the administration was unclear about what they want covered. (1/3)

www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

John Marty Known for: Bad Faith

At the HumanistsMN events this weekend, I learned that @senjohnmarty.bsky.social has an IMDB page because of his appearance in the documentary "Bad Faith":
www.imdb.com/name/nm13997... (1/2)

Pete Hegseth’s war on religious freedom and the Constitution What Pete Hegseth’s record says about where he would lead the Department of Defense

I had forgotten I was one of Pete Hegseth’s many targets on Fox & Friends, when he went after me for standing up for religious freedom. #mnleg #Hegseth

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