District Perspectives, Senate District 65
Minnesota will not forget the tragedy at Annunciation School on August 27, when a shooter opened fire on children, teachers and clergy as they prayed in church before class. Two children died and 21 people were injured that day — a horror no community should witness.
Three weeks later, I listened as parents of Annunciation students shared heartbreaking testimony of what happened to their children before a Senate working group convened to discuss the epidemic of gun violence in our country. As parents, doctors and faith leaders spoke, I felt more strongly than ever before that weapons of war have no place in Minnesota.
I wholly support a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like the one used to fire 116 bullets into Annunciation Church in two minutes. I applaud my colleague Senator Zaynab Mohamed for proposing legislation to do just that. What’s more, I believe that cities and towns should be able to ban any firearms in libraries, city halls, community centers and other city-owned or leased land…