America moving beyond "thoughts and prayers"?

"It’s really hard to be on the news and be talking about this right now, but this is a political problem. Something has to be done."

In a press conference today in Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey made a plea on behalf of 8 Minnesota municipal leaders:

We're asking for a ban on high-capacity magazines.

You shouldn't have the ability to reel off 30 shots before you need to reload.

The move follows a mass shooting at a Catholic mass late last month, in which more than 100 casings were found from a semi-automatic rifle that was used to kill 2 children and to injure 18 more children (and 3 others) in mere minutes.

FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X of the domestic terror at the Annunciation Catholic Church:

Robert Doar of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus responded, “The magazine capacity is irrelevant when you can carry as many firearms or as many magazines, you know, as you would like to, and it takes less than two seconds to swap them out.”

Former Vice Presidential Candidate and Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz spoke yesterday in front of Deerwood Elementary School:

If Minnesota lets this moment slide and we determine that it’s okay for little ones to not be safe in a school environment or a church environment, then shame on us.

Governor Walz will call a special legislative session to push for a vote on a gun control package, which will include an assault weapons ban.

The Trump administration chooses to respond differently.