ST. PAUL — The Senate Gun Violence Prevention Working Group held its second meeting Wednesday, Sept. 17, previewing what could be a tough climb for new gun control in Minnesota.

Senators informally voted on proposals, taking the temperature of legislation that could arise in an upcoming special session on gun violence in response to both the Annuciation Catholic Church shooting and the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their family members.

Three of roughly 15 proposals received some amount of bipartisan support — increased penalties for falsely posing as law enforcement, funding an awareness campaign for the state’s new “Red Flag” law and funding for school resource officers.

No other gun control proposals from Democrats, including an assault weapons ban, a re-enactment of t

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