Crime, Law and Justice

Student arrested after bringing gun to St. Paul school Tuesday
School leaders discovered a student had brought a gun to Johnson Senior High School in the morning. Officials say the incident shows district safety procedures worked as designed to protect students. 
Minnesota law professor on the debate over assault weapon bans
A group of Twin Cities-area mayors gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to call for more authority to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines if the Legislature refuses to do it at the state level. But gun rights advocates argue these bans go too far.
Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
Pope Leo XIV has demanded an end to the “pandemic of arms” during a public prayer for victims of a shooting at a Catholic school Mass in the United States. Speaking in English, the Chicago-born pope referred directly to the attack in urging a culture of fraternity to prevail. 
Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says
Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at Annunciation Church. Genevieve Bisek was shot during the attack, where two of her classmates were killed and 18 other people wounded, mostly children.
Boy wounded in Minnesota church shooting asks doctor: ‘Can you say a prayer with me?’
Stories of bravery and heartache are emerging after the deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church during a Mass celebrating the start of the school year. Friends say one girl was wounded while shielding her buddy as her father, the school’s gym teacher, helped usher kids to safety. 
Walz considers special session to address gun laws following Minneapolis shooting
The Democratic governor is floating a special session next month to consider an unspecified package of proposals, but the current makeup of the Legislature could make it tough to pass anything.
Families of children killed in Minneapolis church shooting call for healing, change
Families of the two children killed in the attack on Annunciation Church Wednesday identified them, and described their devastation in the loss.