Minnesota Opinion editorial Forum News Service graphicBut even as Walz declared that he would call a special session “one way or another,” and “sooner rather than later,” the political realities were perfectly clear. Therefore, passage of any new legislation during a special session would require some level of bipartisan support for new restrictions on guns. This depressing-yet-predictable outcome can't be ignored, because a special session is an odd political event in Minnesota. Mary Murphy / Forum News ServiceWe're not saying that we oppose a state ban on assault weapons and/or high-capacity magazines. That cat got out of the bag when a federal assault weapons was allowed to expire in 2004.