Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz appeared to have trouble loading a semi-automatic shotgun in a video posted online during a campaign pheasant hunting trip.
Walz attended the annual pheasant hunt opener near Sleepy Eye, Minn., on Saturday, marking the opening of the upland game bird season, the Associated Press reported. reported. video Posted A video posted on social media showed Walz struggling to load a shotgun while talking to reporters. (Related article: ‘You’re a big liar’: Bill Maher Panz Waltz criticizes Harris for ‘insulting my intelligence’ in CNN interview)
Walz said he tried to load a cartridge into the shotgun’s magazine and said, “It just never fit.”
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“Governor, what kind of gun is that?” a reporter asked.
“It’s a Beretta A400,” Walz replied. “I bought it when I was shooting a lot of traps.”
Walz said he chose the gun because of its patented “kickoff” feature that reduces recoil.
“My shoulder doesn’t hurt as much,” Walz said.
users on social media noticed Waltz’s shotgun was apparently semi-automatic. Beretta A400 ExcelBeretta says it costs $2,159, but the stock with “Kickoff” technology costs an additional $1,141.96. Website.
Questions surrounding Walz’s retirement from the Minnesota National Guard in 2005 surfaced after his Facebook comments in 2018. post Retired Army Sergeant Sergeant Thomas Behrends’ comments have resurfaced, revealing the governor’s reason for leaving the military just before a long-term deployment to Iraq. Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio later accused Walz of having “stolen courage,” citing comments Walz made on video about gun control at an Aug. 7 campaign event. Posted This is an article about X by the Harris-Waltz camp, which claimed that the Minnesota governor also carried weapons “during the war.”
According to the Associated Press, Walz did not bag any pheasants during his annual hunt.
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