ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota leaders said there is an urgent need to address gun safety in the wake of the Annunciation tragedy and state lawmaker shootings.

Gun violence prevention will be on the agenda this week for state senators who formed a bipartisan working group.

Defining the problem and solutions

The backstory:

A mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis last month took the lives of two children and left many others injured. In June, the horrific shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses killed late state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, and injured Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

What we know:

The Senate Gun Violence Prevention Working Group includes members from both parties.

Co-Chairs Sen. Ron Latz (D

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