Gov. Walz to Announce Gun Legislation in Wake of Annunciation School Shooting

Annunciation families testify as lawmakers, Gov. Walz take up gun control, school safety

ST. PAUL — Harry Kaiser, a gym teacher at Annunciation and father of Lydia Kaiser, recalled locking eyes with his daughter on Aug. 27, 2025, and seeing blood on her face. “Dad, my head,” she said. Kaiser remembers Lydia making her way toward him that morning and thinking, “God, don’t let me see her get shot again right in front of me.” Six months after the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, state lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz…

Walz resuscitates push for assault weapons ban, but has enough changed?

Gov. Tim Walz’s push for new gun laws took a turn when his wife made an impromptu visit to the lectern.  “Minnesotans are in the streets and singing ‘It’s okay to change your mind,’ right?” Gwen Walz said at the State Capitol to a room of reporters, lawmakers and people affected by gun violence. “And that applies to a lot of things, including this issue.”  To those against her husband’s proposals, she said, “We invite people to join in this effo…

Tim Walz Pushes Gun And Ammo Tax As Part Of Sweeping Control Package - Real News Now

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz unveiled a broad new gun control package Tuesday, making clear that he wants to impose a new tax on firearm and ammunition sales as part of the proposal. The legislative package includes a ban on numerous semiautomatic rifles and certain pistols, along with expanded storage requirements for gun owners. Walz is also advocating for mandatory firearm insurance and additional funding for schools that are considered potent…

Minnesota Democrats renew push for new gun control measures

Minnesota Democrats are renewing their pressure campaign to compel state Republicans to support new gun control laws after several high-profile fatal shootings last summer and a subsequent failed effort to pass new measures, like a ban on so-called assault weapons.…

Minnesota lawmakers, Gov. Tim Walz take up gun control, school safety

ST. PAUL — Six months after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, Minnesota lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz are taking up gun control and school safety once again at the Capitol. Walz unveiled his package of gun violence-related items Tuesday morning, and a slate of both Republican school safety and DFL gun control bills will be heard in committees Tuesday afternoon. “Minnesotans have been demanding since that day [Aug. 27] and long before that…

DFLers, Annunciation families call for gun control, but prospects still dim

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers continue their push for new gun control legislation in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis, though without the support of rural DFLers and at least one Republican, the path forward remains unclear. That hasn’t stopped the governor from promoting a “gun violence prevention package” that includes a ban on so-called assault weapons, new magazine capacity …