Overview

• Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Annunciation Catholic Church and Children’s Minnesota, meeting privately with victims’ families and injured students and urging prayers for those still recovering.
• Parents, including an Annunciation teacher whose daughter remains hospitalized, appealed to Vance for bipartisan steps to curb mass shootings, while demonstrators outside the church called for stronger gun laws.
• Gov. Tim Walz confirmed plans to call a special legislative session on gun policy, saying the state should consider measures to reduce access to the kinds of firearms used in the attack.
• Minnesota House Republicans unveiled a school‑safety package proposing funding for security at non‑public schools, expanded school resource officers, more mental‑health treatment beds, and mandatory minimums for repeat gun crimes and straw purchases.
• Students across the Twin Cities organized walkouts and a Capitol rally to demand bans on assault weapons and high‑capacity magazines following the Aug. 27 attack that killed two children and wounded others.