Statewide View: Walz's political gamesmanship is failing Minnesota's children

Trans-Identified Mass Shooters and Gender-Affirming Care

On the morning of 27 August, Robin Westman entered Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis armed with a pistol, a shotgun, and a revolver. He opened fire during the first Mass of the new school year, killing two young children and wounding many others before turning one of the guns on himself.In the wake of such senseless violence, Americans instinctively perform cultural autopsies, looking for explanations. But Westman’s behaviour didn’t le…

Statewide View: Walz's political gamesmanship is failing Minnesota's children

In the wake of the tragic attack at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis, where two children were killed and 17 others were injured, Gov. Tim Walz has taken no meaningful action to strengthen security at private, charter, or independent schools in Minnesota — despite repeated requests for such measures. In the days following the shooting, Walz was quick to announce plans for a special legislative session to ban assault-style weapons and…