As a member of Congress, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was known as a champion of the Second Amendment. But a mass shooting convinced him that America needs tighter gun control, he has said.
Now, on the campaign trail as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s pick for vice president, Walz touts his rural upbringing on a midwestern farm as the place he learned to use guns. He points to 24 years of service in the Minnesota Army National Guard as proof he knows what it means to carry a gun.
He also acknowledges that his stance on gun control has changed. He warns Republicans that they will face a backlash from voters if they don’t support sensible gun laws….