MINNEAPOLIS — Gun control is taking center stage in Minnesota politics as Gov. Tim Walz prepares to call a special session on guns in response to the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting and the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their family members this summer.

Firearm deaths in Minnesota have increased over the past decade. Minnesota contrasts with recent national trend. The most recent national gun violence death data from Pew Research shows a decrease from roughly 48,000 deaths in 2022 to roughly 47,000 in 2023.

According to Minnesota Department of Health data, 63% of firearm deaths from 2015 to 2022 in Minnesota have been from handguns, 16% from shotguns, and 12% from rifles. While handguns make up a majority of firearm deaths, Democrats are proposing a ban on assa

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