A Real Shot in the Dark

In Minnesota, the land of 10,000 Grassroots Groups, there may be no pluckier band of underdogs than Concealed Carry Reform Now. Yet in the 2001 session, MN-CCRN got their bill passed in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and came within two votes of passing the more liberal Senate.

Perhaps more importantly, the media (especially the Strib's excellent Conrad DeFiebre) started questioning some of the assumptions being spoonfed them by some of the more alarmist opponents of the bill - like Minneapolis DFL representative Wes Skoglund.

This year, with a more conservative national tenor, a probably more-conservative redistricting in the wings, and with considerable momentum left over from last year, perhaps the unthinkable could happen.

Watch this space for details and commentary.