Minneapolis mayor calls for nationwide ban on assault weapons after school shooting [View all]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 3:59 PM, Aug 28, 2025


Minneapolis public officials and gun safety advocates are calling for a nationwide ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines following the deadly Catholic school shooting that left two children dead and over a dozen others injured.

Speaking Thursday at a news conference from Minneapolis City Hall, Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey said local residents and city leaders are united in making sure a tragedy like this never happens again.

"And so what are we talking about when we talk about action?" Frey said. "We need to talk about the actions steps that need to take place. We need a statewide and a federal ban on assault weapons. We need a statewide and a federal ban on high capacity magazines. There is no reason that someone should be able to reel off 30 shots before they even have to reload."

"We're not talking about your father's hunting rifle here," he added. "We're talking about guns that are built to pierce armor and kill people. Why do we have them coming in by the trunk loads onto our streets around the country?"

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