Around 40 Minneapolis residents gathered in Meraki’s vaulted room filled with couches and reading chairs on Sept. 25 to talk about what comes next after a state gun violence prevention work group ended without action.
The evening event titled “Gun Violence Prevention in Minnesota: An Update and Community Conversation” was organized by Southwest Alliance for Equity with support from Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
Annunciation School parent Tim Havel, gun violence survivor Jami Dickson, Rep. Jamie Long, Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura, Ward 11 City Council candidate Jamison Whiting, and Everytown for Gun Safety manager Jess DeWeerth all spoke about why they are in the fight to end gun violence…