ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A special session on gun control has been on the runway for almost a month now, but it’s still not cleared for takeoff.

Special delay

No common ground:

Gov. Tim Walz met with legislative leaders Thursday, and he could call a special session at any point.

But he doesn’t control what happens once it starts, so the bipartisan leadership meetings are designed to find some common ground before a special session, and they’re just not there right now.

Looking for agreement on new gun safety laws got House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson riled up Thursday.

"We're at a point where we need to find out if Republicans are willing to do anything on guns," said Stephenson, (DFL-Coon Rapids).

What DFL wants

Assault weapons ban:

DFL leaders and Gov. Walz are pushing for a b

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