Sen. John Hoffman walked into the Senate chamber to thunderous applause that lasted for a full minute on Tuesday.
Read the latest from the legislative session: bit.ly/3ZKq6vh
counting his bullet wounds rather than helping him.
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Absolutely haunting and I believe 100% true: “I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me.” ICE lacks all compassion and all sense of true right and wrong. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
It is far past time for ICE to be abolished and for its agents to be held accountable for their egregious actions.
I am so proud to have been born and raised in Minnesota. In the face of lawlessness and unadulterated cruelty, the people of Minnesota have shown the nation what compassion, caring for our neighbors and standing up to injustice looks like.
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers who cast Milwaukee as a symbol of unchecked urban violence have repeatedly blocked the tools it needs to address bloodshed. They’ve stalled gun safety bills, stripped funding for prevention, and limited what cities can do to curb shootings.
Fantastic op-ed from the @jhucgvs.bsky.social's co-director @joshhorwitz.bsky.social calling on the Virginia General Assembly to take advantage of the #GVP majority and enact more life-saving laws. www.pilotonline.com/2025/11/22/c...
Biggest new item on the SCOTUS docket: Wolford v. Lopez, a 2nd amendment case asking whether states can ban concealed-carry firearms on private property without permission of the property owner
Political violence is never the answer and leaders of all political parties must swiftly and unequivocally condemn violence. The easy availability of guns puts ALL people at risk. We must also enact and implement gun violence prevention policy.
"Unless your argument begins and ends with one goal — fewer dead children — you’ve missed the only point that matters."
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He too was a beloved child. I’ll be heeding his father’s words this evening - to give my children an extra hug and kiss and to remember his son for the person he was.
Fletcher Merkel was an 8-year old boy killed at Anunciation in Minneapolis yesterday. His father said that Fletcher loved his family, friends, fishing, cooking "and any sport that he was allowed to play."
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He too was a beloved child. I’ll be heeding his father’s words this evening - to give my children an extra hug and kiss and to remember his son for the person he was.
She was someone’s beloved daughter. She was someone’s adored older sister. She was a person with hopes and dreams. A person who, until yesterday, likely had many wonderful years in her future.
Harper Moyski was a 10-year-old girl killed at Anunciation in Minneapolis yesterday. Her family described her as “ a bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old whose laughter, kindness, and spirit touched everyone who knew her.”
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Hug your loved ones. Support the families and community. Work for change.
My heart is breaking for my home state.
My colleague Kellen Heniford had her excellent article on the historical context for firearms age limits highlighted in the Duke Firearms Law Center 2nd Thoughts blog today.
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Seeing my name on an article in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social is pretty surreal. Thank you for the incredible opportunity @drcrifasi.bsky.social and @admccourt.bsky.social! #gunviolence #publichealth #lawsky #sensitiveplaces
Along with the Executive Director of Protect Minnesota, Minnesota's statewide gun violence prevention organization, Maggiy Emery and @mnstatemankato.bsky.social Professor Tracie Rutherford Self. #gunviolence #ERPO #suicideprevention protectmn.org
The Center, in partnership with the Violence Prevention Project Research Center, has released a comprehensive guide to support the effective implementation of Minnesota’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law.
Read the news release to learn more about the guide: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Image: Charleston AME church Text: An Unfinished Memorial, Looser Gun Laws: This Is Charleston 10 Years After the AME Church Shooting “I can’t believe people have such a short attention span," said one resident following the anniversary of one of America's most deadly racist mass shootings.
A Trace reporter visited Charleston, South Carolina, on the 10th anniversary of one of the most deadly racist mass shootings in modern American history, searching for signs of remembrance. What she found was fractured progress. thetr.ac/w7149
📢 New research! 📢
In 2024, MAGA Republicans were much more likely than non-MAGA non-Republicans to view political violence as justified and to endorse beliefs associated with violence, but they were generally not more willing to commit such violence themselves. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pre...
Precisely why we recommend requiring safe storage of firearms in vehicles as well as homes. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g....
Families of victims murdered at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 sued the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to use the state’s red flag law to prevent the attacker from obtaining firearms. www.courthousenews.com/sheriff-skir...
COMMENTARY: Suicides have accounted for the majority of all firearm deaths every year since 1995. You wouldn’t know those facts from the outsized attention gun-related homicides receive. virginiamercury.com/2025/07/07/f...
📢 New research! 📢
The small minority of Americans who say they would likely be combatants in civil war are open to change. We can prevent political violence by urging non-violent approaches + being vocal in our rejection of political violence. cvp.ucdavis.edu/research/pub...
Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband.
The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
