Gov. Tim Walz confirmed Tuesday that he wants a special session to vote on a gun control package which will include an assault weapons ban. But a narrowly divided legislature will make any sweeping changes a tough sell.

"I'm going to need some Republicans to break with the orthodoxy and say that we need to do something on guns," Walz said.

Rob Doar, the senior vice president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said he doesn't believe new gun control proposals will pass.

"I understand the need to look at potential gaps in the systems," Doar said. "But it seems like this is being used as a mechanism to enact a much larger, broader gun control agenda with many items that have nothing to do with the tragedy."

Gun violence advocates however point to the recent success Minnesota has had i

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