Gov. Tim Walz plans for possible special session on guns in wake of Annunciation Church shooting [View all]

Source: Minnesota Star Tribune

Governor Walz is making calls to legislators and has directed his team to plan for a potential special session on gun legislation in September, according to a senior administration official.

“It’s time to take serious action at the State Capitol to address gun violence,” Walz said in a social media post Friday afternoon.

The push for legislation on firearms follows a mass shooting in south Minneapolis on Wednesday that killed two children and injured another 18 children and adults. Police identified Robin Westman, 23, as the shooter and recovered a rifle, shotgun and handgun from the scene of the attack.

Democrats at local, state and federal levels of government on Thursday called for a ban on assault weapons after the attack, which took place during a back-to-school mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School. Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed in the attack.

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