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3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy

3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy
Parents comfort their children after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 27, 2025. Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP
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Last week, just days into the new school year, a 23-year-old transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school that he used to attend, opening fire on students through the windows of the church where they’d gathered for a special mass. He killed two students and wounded nearly two dozen additional victims before taking his own life.
Amy Swearer
Amy Swearer
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Amy Swearer is a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
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