Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has dropped his focus on a special gun control session after his push for an “assault weapons” ban fell flat in the legislature.

CBS News reported Walz saying, “If we’re going to hold a special session on safety of our children and safety of our streets and safety on gun violence, we need to talk about guns.”

He then alluded to Republican ability to block the bans being pushed and described any possible session as “a waste of money and a waste of time.”

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus posted to X , celebrating Walz backing off the special session but warning that pressure must continue to be kept on lawmakers to keep them from caving: “Gov. Walz just blinked. After weeks of promising a gun control special session no matter what, he’s now backing off —

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