On Thursday’s “CNN News Central,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) responded to arguments that Minnesota has strict gun control laws and those didn’t prevent the shooting in the state by saying the state “has taken really important steps to reduce gun violence, and I’m proud of that. But there are only so many things that an individual state can do, because guns pour into Minneapolis and Minnesota from all other parts of the country.” But acknowledged that the shooter bought the firearms legally in Minnesota.

Co-host Boris Sanchez said, “[W]e hear about the potential for some kind of gun control legislation to pass. I do want to point out that Minnesota has several gun laws on the books. They’re actually, compared to a national level, fairly extensive. You require background checks. There are extre

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