Anti gun violence advocates are outraged that legislation expanding gun background checks to private sales has stalled in the Minnesota House. House Speaker Paul Thissen, A Democrat, said Wednesday that he would not allow the legislation to come to the floor because “neither side has been willing to come to an agreement.” He told the Star Tribune that “because of the intensity on both sides of the issue, even some common-sense solutions can’t be agreed upon right now.”

Anti-gun violence supporters Friday trained their ire on Democrats who they thought would be an ally in the fight to impose new restrictions on guns.

“We’ve been told our right to be safe is not as important as a right to convenience” said Heather Marten, Executive Director of Protect Minnesota. She spoke in front of a group of protesters outside the Minnesota House chamber. She called out Representative David Dill (D- Crane Lake) who she says has shied away from supporting even a “modest” proposal to close what’s called the “gun show loophole” in Minnesota law that can allow private sales of guns without a background check.

Sami Rahamim who lost his father to gun violence in the Accent Sign mass shooting said it is a mistake for Democrats to side with the National Rifle Association.

Jewish Community Action leader Vic Rosenthal called for a vote so people would know who to put pressure on in the future.Distributed by OneLoad.com