SAINT PAUL, MN — The National Rifle Association is praising the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee for approving a "pro-gun" amendment to House File 3502 late last month. The amendment requires the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to provide a link to the state's voter registration website to anyone who purchases a hunting, fishing, or trapping license online.

The gun rights group thanked Speaker Kurt Daudt for supporting the "Hunter Voter legislation."

Here's how the language in the bill currently reads:

The NRA also praised the Minnesota Senate for voting down two gun control amendments.

One amendment would have required criminal background checks for all gun sales.

Another would have allowed law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit a specific person from possessing guns if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others. Otherwise known as a gun violence protective order.

The group thanked "NRA members and Second Amendment supporters who contacted their lawmakers in opposition to these anti-gun measures."