The meltdown took place on Thursday, after the House deadlocked 67-67 along party lines on a procedural vote to bring the Senate-passed gun control omnibus bill,House File 5140, to the floor for debate.
Democrats responded by refusing to leave the chamber and staging a sit-in, demanding an immediate vote on the sweeping legislation that has been called the “most extreme gun-grabbing bill in the country.”
During the meltdown, Rep. Aisha Gomez shouted at Rep. Engen to shoot himself.
🚨 Democrats in the Minnesota House have gone completely UNHINGED 🚨
When house dems didnt get the vote they wanted on the most extreme gun-grabbing bill in the country HF5140 one of their own, Rep. Gomez, actually told Republican@elliottengenMNto “go fucking kill himself.”…pic.twitter.com/nwNwZ9FjEw
— Drew Roach (@DrewRoachMN)May 15, 2026
Republican state Rep. Drew Roach described the Democrats’ behavior as “completely UNHINGED” in a post on X, calling the attack on Engen “deranged, toxic, and downright dangerous” from the same lawmakers pushing to disarm citizens.
Democrats in the Minnesota House have gone completely UNHINGED
When house dems didnt get the vote they wanted on the most extreme gun-grabbing bill in the country HF5140 one of their own, Rep. Gomez, actually told Republican @elliottengenMN to “go f-cking kill himself.”
This isn’t debate. This isn’t passion. This is deranged, toxic, and downright dangerous behavior from the same people who want to strip law-abiding Minnesotans of their constitutional rights.
Source: The Gateway Pundit