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=== Guns ===
[[File:Governor_Tim_Walz_straw_purchases_-_53766269252.jpg|thumb|Walz signing a bill to increase penalties for individuals who facilitate gun [[straw purchase]]s, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=KQDS |date=2024-06-03 |title=Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Signs Straw Gun Purchases Bill Into Law |url=https://www.fox21online.com/2024/06/03/minnesota-governor-tim-walz-signs-straw-gun-purchases-bill-into-law/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Fox21Online |language=en-US |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808085901/https://www.fox21online.com/2024/06/03/minnesota-governor-tim-walz-signs-straw-gun-purchases-bill-into-law/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
Walz is a gun owner, and supports increased regulations on firearms.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Londoño |first=Ernesto |date=2024-08-01 |title=Once Backed by the N.R.A., Tim Walz Now Champions Tighter Gun Controls |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/nra-tim-walz-guns.html |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024939/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/nra-tim-walz-guns.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While in Congress, Walz was a strong supporter of [[Right to keep and bear arms|gun rights]] and was endorsed by the [[Political Victory Fund|NRA Political Victory Fund]] (NRA-PVF) multiple times, receiving an A grade from the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/10/02/walz-picks-up-nra-endorsement-over-quist |first=Brett |last=Neely |work=MPR News |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |title=Walz picks up NRA endorsement over Quist|date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106032304/https://www.mprnews.org/amp/story/2012/10/02/walz-picks-up-nra-endorsement-over-quist|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=From NRA ally to adversary: Gov. Tim Walz track record on guns highlights policy evolution |first=Dana |last=Ferguson |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/08/14/walz-nra-guns-policy-track-record-minnesota |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=MPR News |language=en |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024939/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/08/14/walz-nra-guns-policy-track-record-minnesota |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the [[Parkland high school shooting]] in 2018, he denounced the NRA in a ''[[Star Tribune]]'' opinion piece, and announced that he would donate the equivalent of all of the campaign contributions the NRA-PVF had given him—$18,000—to the [[Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walz |first=Tim |title=Tim Walz: Please understand my full record on guns |url=https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-please-understand-my-full-record-on-guns/475013423/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Star Tribune |date=24 February 2018 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605170102/https://www.startribune.com/tim-walz-please-understand-my-full-record-on-guns/475013423/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As governor, Walz expressed support for gun regulation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2023 |title='Keep choosing the right fights': Gov. Walz delivers annual State of the State Address |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/keep-choosing-the-right-fights-governor-tim-walz-delivers-annual-state-of-the-state-address/89-e2214047-610a-432b-aeff-ab2f57dc674e |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=kare11.com |language=en-US |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240807145759/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/keep-choosing-the-right-fights-governor-tim-walz-delivers-annual-state-of-the-state-address/89-e2214047-610a-432b-aeff-ab2f57dc674e |first=Samantha |last=Fischer |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, he signed into law a public safety bill that establishes [[universal background check]]s and [[Red flag law|red-flag laws]] in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |first=Jeremiah |last=Jacobsen |title=Gov. Walz signs public safety bill, including new gun control measures |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/gov-walz-signs-gun-control-public-safety/89-2d0dff23-d6d5-46f0-aebf-d5b9970007f8 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=kare11.com |language=en-US |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240807145839/https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/gov-walz-signs-gun-control-public-safety/89-2d0dff23-d6d5-46f0-aebf-d5b9970007f8 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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