Minnesota Senate approves gun-silencer measure despite Dayton's veto threat

The DFL-led Minnesota Senate approved a measure legalizing gun silencers Thursday night, risking a showdown with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton who just hours before sent legislators a letter threatening to veto the provision.

“Nowhere in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution does it refer to the right to bear a silencer,” Dayton wrote in the letter. “To allow gunshots to be silenced increases the danger to law enforcement officers, and to innocent bystanders.”

Along with the silencer provision, the Senate approved a package of gun rights measures that match similar legislation that passed the House last week.

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