DFL legislators propose raising age to buy assault weapons

Minnesota Senator Ron Latz joined Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn on gun control bills caption here other legislators and law enforcement officials as they announced a historic drug reform proposal at the Minnesota Senate Office Building, Friday, April 29, 2016 in St. Paul, MN. ] ELIZABETH FLORES a eflores@startribune.com Minnesota DFL lawmakers proposed Thursday to raise the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic assault weapon from 18 to 21. "These are weapons of war," said Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St.