On Thursday, the Minnesota House debated two gun bills for several hours. The first bill, which passed in a 68-64 vote late in the evening, expands storage standards that require guns to be unloaded and equipped with a lock or kept in a locked storage case or room.

As part of a set of gun bills under consideration this year, a proposal would require a firearm be locked, unloaded or stored when not in the owner’s possession. Senate adoption is uncertain.

Debate over the firearms safety bill tied up the Minnesota House for more than 11 hours Thursday. ST PAUL, Minn. — Democrats asserted it will save lives. Republicans said it will leave people defenseless.