Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is one of three governors who appeared before the congressional committee. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also testified.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under Biden issued the ban after it determined that some of these devices should be classified as illegal machine guns
U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Steve Daines recently announced the bipartisan PROTECT Act, which is aimed at combating drug trafficking in Native American communities.