Gov. Tim Walz to Call Special Session on Gun Laws After Minneapolis School Shooting

GOP calls for school security in wake of Annunciation shooting

Gov. Tim Walz is planning for a possible special session to take up legislation following the shooting, including a possible assault weapons ban.

Minnesota Governor Plans Special Session for New Gun Restrictions After School Shooting

Tim Walz (D) wants new gun-control legislation to make it to his desk immediately in the wake of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Governor and former Vice Presidential candidate said he intends to pass new gun restrictions as soon as possible. He said he plans to call the state legislature into a special session to focus on a… Source

Lawmakers grapple with potential public policy responses to church shooting during school Mass

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — After the deadly Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis during a liturgy marking the start of the school year, lawmakers are weighing what — if any — legislative response may follow.  Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., told reporters Sept. 2 he would call a special session at the State Capitol for gun legislation. But it was not yet clear what avenue lawmakers may consider in a narrowly-divided Legislat…

Minnesota shooting media coverage bias

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3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy

The tragic school shooting in Minneapolis leaves us with three lessons that we may not want to hear—but which are worth learning.

Why Fewer Divorces Might Mean Fewer School Shootings

Like so many other school shooters, the Minneapolis shooter's parents divorced in 2013, when we was around age 12.