Stand Your Ground – Tony Cornish’s bill that would give the law-abiding citizen a presumption of innocence when shooting in self-defense on their own property and in their own cars – passed the Senate this week.  Today, according to the schedule, it’s the House’s turn.

You need to call your Representatives.

And this time, I have a special mission for those of you who, like me, are “represented” by DFL hamsters.

There’s little question this bill will pass the Republican House.  It passed the Senate with four extra outstate DFLers for good measure.  The outstate DFLers, working outside the Metro DFL’s “Cone Of Stupid”, know what Real Minnesota thinks about this issue.  They know that voting against this bill will be poison for them and the rest of the outstate DFL this fall when they’re all up for re-election.

Naturally, call your Representative.  If they’re Republican, chances are they’re right on the issue; encourage them to vote for the bill, and thank them for their support.

But if your rep is a DFLer, it’s even more important that you call.  They do  keep track of who calls.  And if the DFL looks at the numbers and sees where the callers really stand on this issue, they’ll do the math.  Their outstate representatives – the few that are left – have enough problems, and the DFL can’t govern with just the metro area.  They know this – at least in theory.

So if your Rep is a DFLer, especially a DFLer from outside the 494-694 ring, make a special appointment to call, ASAP.  Encourage them to listen to Real Minnesotans (*) as opposed to Alita Messinger, and vote for the bill.

Because if Mark Dayton vetoes the bill, we’ve got a shot at an override.  It’ll be tough, but it’s doable – especially if the entire legislature, including the GOP’s leadership, knows that Real Minnesota is, figuratively, up in arms.

And of course, the real overturn comes this fall.  Even the DFL knows that.  And they – the ones outside the metro, anyway – know their history.

So let’s light up those phone lines one more time for this one.

(*) And yes, “Real Minnesotans” are, by definition, pro-Second Amendment.  Just like Real Americans.  And yes, that does mean if you’re anti-Second Amendment you are not a real American.  Sorry to break the news.  There’s time to change.