Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park)
The Minnesota Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill banning sale or possession of cell phone cases that look like guns. Sponsor, Saint Louis Park Democrat Ron Latz warns without the bill, “Someday some kid is gonna hold up their cell phone case…. and a nearby police officer or a nearby person who has a permit to carry, or someone who doesn’t have permission to have a firearm, is gonna react… and someone’s going to die.” On the flip side of the issue, a Minnesota company’s plans to manufacture a pistol that looks like a cell phone has federal lawmakers’ attention.