Wayzata teens found nonprofit to find solutions to reduce school shootings
School safety is top of mind for a group of Wayzata teenagers. So much so, they founded a nonprofit meant to reduce school shootings and gun violence.
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School safety is top of mind for a group of Wayzata teenagers. So much so, they founded a nonprofit meant to reduce school shootings and gun violence.
The Minnesota House passed two gun bills overnight Friday after hours of debate.
Hundreds of gun safety advocates were at the Minnesota Capitol on Tuesday for an annual rally in support of tighter gun laws.
Hundreds of gun safety advocates, as well as gun violence survivors, are gathering at the Minnesota Capitol on Tuesday to call for tighter gun laws.
Gun safety advocates are urging the state legislature to pass two measures this year that would implement new rules for firearms owners on how to secure their guns and what to do if they go missing.
From 2003 to 2021, 1,262 unintentional gun deaths of children were reported in the U.S.
A key DFL leader in the Senate says his caucus has the votes to pass a public safety package that includes two gun policy reforms.
There are several proposals out there to put extra guardrails on gun ownership. The focus is on two key priorities: expanding background checks and implementing a red flag law.
People of color were more likely to have experienced gun violence, according to the study.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison appeared at the Capitol on Tuesday to discuss gun violence.
There’s a bill to expand background checks when buying firearms - and establish a red flag law.
Moms Demand Action in Minnesota held its annual day of action in St. Paul, sharing stories of how lives have been profoundly impacted by gun violence.
Minnesota lawmakers are one step closer to passing several new gun control bills.
Of those guns taken at airport security checkpoints, 88% were loaded, the agency said.
"The plot chickens," reads a TSA Instagram caption recounting the "personal fowl."
Two years ago, 28 kids and teenagers lost their lives to firearms. Now, Minnesota is investing a $1 million in gun safety to prevent suicide, theft and crime.
For the first time, kits that allow people to assemble homemade firearms must include serial numbers and mandate background checks for people buying the guns.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
In a press conference Wednesday morning, County Attorney John Choi announced the county's plan to give away 1,000 gun locks at more than one dozen community locations – including social services locations in St. Paul, Maplewood and Roseville.
Officials say they're hopeful a free tool will work to curb gun violence and gun related deaths this summer.
