Minneapolis mayor calls for nationwide ban on assault weapons after school shooting

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 3:59 PM, Aug 28, 2025


Minneapolis public officials and gun safety advocates are calling for a nationwide ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines following the deadly Catholic school shooting that left two children dead and over a dozen others injured.

Speaking Thursday at a news conference from Minneapolis City Hall, Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey said local residents and city leaders are united in making sure a tragedy like this never happens again.

"And so what are we talking about when we talk about action?" Frey said. "We need to talk about the actions steps that need to take place. We need a statewide and a federal ban on assault weapons. We need a statewide and a federal ban on high capacity magazines. There is no reason that someone should be able to reel off 30 shots before they even have to reload."

"We're not talking about your father's hunting rifle here," he added. "We're talking about guns that are built to pierce armor and kill people. Why do we have them coming in by the trunk loads onto our streets around the country?"

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/minneapolis-mayor-calls-for-nationwide-ban-on-assault-weapons-after-school-shooting

[Siggy52]

1. Performative piffle.

As mayor of Minneapolis, Frey has the executive power, afforded him by the city charter, to call on the City Council to craft a vote on a regulated legislative measure to ban assault style weapons from the city. Instead he reports that it's raining.

[maxsolomon]

3. How many municipal bans on weapons have survived?

How many actually prevent weapons from being brought in from outside the city? How many would survive the immediate legal challenges brought by Gunner lawyers?

Oh, right: Welcome to DU

[Siggy52]

6. Your point being?

Thanks for the warm 'welcome".

[maxsolomon]

8. Your suggested course of action is as futile

as the Mayor's "performative piffle".

"Assault Weapons" are going nowhere. The 2nd Amendment is an anachronistic suicide pact.

[Siggy52]

10. I never made any suggestion.

I pointed out that Frey called for State and National action on gun regulation while he has the power to call for city action.

[maxsolomon]

17. This is not a suggestion, then.

Frey has the executive power, afforded him by the city charter, to call on the City Council to craft a vote on a regulated legislative measure to ban assault style weapons from the city.

Got it.

[Siggy52]

18. Dense.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Maybe he cares

about all U.S. residents, not just his constituents.

[Siggy52]

5. You don't know Mayor Frey then.

His initial lame response to the George Floyd murder proved to all of Minneapolis how much he cares about his constituents.

[Torchlight]

7. That's quite an opnion

[Siggy52]

12. Thank you.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. No, I don't

But you're assuming based on an incident that happened five years ago and was quite different from this.

[Siggy52]

11. His main job is doing what he can to keep Minneapolis citizens safe.

Both from police lawlessness and random violence. He failed in both cases.

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. I said nothing about his *job*

but what he cares about. And, while it would of course focus on Minneapolis, his hopes might well spread throughout the U.S. and even the world.

Most of us want peace and justice -- real justice -- throughout the world, but our effective reach is limited to our immediate area. So, that's where we concentrate our efforts.

[Siggy52]

14. Which he isn't doing.

Do try to keep up.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. ...

[Siggy52]

16. Sic semper sunt trolli.

[Jean Genie]

2. Assault weapons ban

If only ...