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'Weapons of war': Dem lawmakers call for gun control after Minneapolis school shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for more to be done "to stop gun violence in America," while Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., demanded that lawmakers should pass "sensible gun control."
Democratic lawmakers, including the two top congressional Democrats, are calling for gun control in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis school on Wednesday.
"I’m horrified by the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis and closely monitoring the situation. I’m thankful for the first responders on the scene," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote on X. "Students and teachers should not be putting their lives on the line just by going back to school. We must do more to stop gun violence in America."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called the shooting "horrifying."
"Praying for the children, families and first responders during this moment of terror and unimaginable grief," Jeffries said. "Weapons of war have no place in our neighborhoods, streets or schools."
Along similar lines, Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., wrote on social media that he was "horrified" by the shooting, followed by a call for stricter firearm legislation in the U.S.
"Events like these should not be our ‘normal.’ The simple solution is to pass sensible gun control. Without that, these tragedies will continue to happen, and children will continue to die," Thanedar wrote.
Comment:
What kind of gun control would have prevented this shooting?
Are semi-auto guns "weapons of war"?
If semi-auto guns are banned, how would it be enforced?


