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The FBI says Annunciation mass shooting was a hate crime. An expert breaks down what that means

The FBI says Annunciation mass shooting was a hate crime. An expert breaks down what that means

Some local and national leaders have used the terms "hate crime" and "domestic terrorism" to describe the shooter's attack on students and other churchgoers at Annunciation last week.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Annunciation victim's family asks for study of mass shooters. Researcher says funding has been cut

Annunciation victim's family asks for study of mass shooters. Researcher says funding has been cut

Leah and Harry Kaiser, the parents of a student injured in the Annunciation mass shooting, asked Vance to study the causes of mass shootings in the U.S. and work to find bipartisan solutions.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Preventing gun violence: A pediatrician and researcher on possible solutions

Preventing gun violence: A pediatrician and researcher on possible solutions

Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teens in the U.S. MPR News guest host Catherine Richert talks with a pediatrician and a researcher about possible strategies to prevent gun violence. 
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Student arrested after bringing gun to St. Paul school Tuesday

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. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota law professor on the debate over assault weapon bans

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.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

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. 
by The Associated Press

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Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says

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.
by The Associated Press

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Boy wounded in Minnesota church shooting asks doctor: ‘Can you say a prayer with me?’

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. 
by The Associated Press

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