Overview

• Gov. Tim Walz said he will reconvene lawmakers to consider a comprehensive package that he signaled could include an assault-weapons ban, safe-storage rules, liability insurance, red-flag refinements, and increased mental-health funding.
• House Speaker Lisa Demuth and GOP leaders criticized the rollout but indicated interest in school security funding and mental-health resources, underscoring the need for cross-party agreement.
• Mayors from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Bloomington urged lawmakers to revise the 1985 preemption law so cities can enact their own restrictions, and voiced support for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
• Vice President JD Vance planned a Wednesday visit to Minneapolis for private meetings with victims' families to offer condolences one week after the attack.
• Authorities say the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church killed two children and injured 21 people; the shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, died by suicide, and investigators are reviewing videos and writings expressing broad hatred and admiration for mass killers.