Emmer: Minneapolis shooter ‘never should have had access’ to a firearm
Shooter Robin Westman, a 23-year-old transgender individual, killed two children and injured 18 during a Catholic school Mass, with writings indicating hate-filled ideology, police said.
- Rep. Tom Emmer stated that Minnesota laws should have stopped the shooter from acquiring a firearm used in the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting that killed two children and injured over a dozen others.
- Emmer claimed the shooter 'never should have had access or been able to possess a firearm based on what little we already know.'
- He highlighted mental health issues and lack of school resources as factors in gun violence, but voted against the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
- When asked about his vote against the legislation, Emmer said, 'I don't remember the reasons that I didn't vote for that bill.
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Minnesota transgender healthcare policies under scrutiny after shooter expressed ‘regret’ with transitioning
Democrat-backed transgender healthcare policies in Minnesota are facing fresh criticism after it was revealed that the Minneapolis school shooter who attacked a Catholic school this week had identified as transgender and expressed “regret” with ever transitioning. Born Robert Westman before…
Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls For More Gun Control, "Assualt Weapons" Ban After Attack On Minneapolis Church - The American Tribune.com
Speaking to CNN’s Brianna Keilar about the horrible attack on Catholic Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, far-left “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) took the opportunity not to comment on the spate of attacks on Christians, but instead to ramble about the need for an “assault weapons” ban. As background, a transgender individual known as Robin Westman, or Robert Westman, opened fire on the schoolchildren when the…
Minnesota Trans Shooter Shows How Woke Ideology Endangers Society
The Minnesota Catholic school shooter was a textbook example of the threats posed to society by the promotion of woke ideology. Born Robert Westman, the transgender perpetrator was what experts call a ‘regret case’. In his manifesto, he wrote repeatedly that he regretted transitioning to a woman, changing his name to Robin. ‘I am tired of being trans. I wish I never brainwashed myself,’ he wrote, adding that he was sick of his hair and wanted to…
What motivated the Annunciation shooter? We may never know
It has become a hauntingly routine paradox in the aftermath of horrific shootings. An assailant leaves piles of evidence that investigators scrutinize. But law enforcement officials are often left with more questions than answers as they seek to determine a motive. Officials in Minneapolis were bracing for that outcome as they examined the writings and social media posts of the person they say opened fire through the window of a church packed wi…
Rep. Tom Emmer was a deer in the headlights as his attack on Gov. Tim Walz backfired on live TV.
GOP Lawmaker Struggles to Explain Why He Voted Down Bill That Would Have Provided Mental Health Funding He Now Wants to Stop Mass Shootings
Tom Emmer didn't even try to explain why he voted against a bipartisan bill promoting mental health services when pressed by Martha Raddatz.
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