Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is preparing to call state lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session on gun control as soon as next month after this week’s shooting in a Minneapolis Catholic school church that killed two children and injured 18 others.

Walz and fellow Democratic-Farmer-Labor leaders, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, have renewed calls for more gun control laws in recent days. They have advocated for policies including a ban on semiautomatic rifles and a magazine capacity limit.

“It’s time to take serious action at the State Capitol to address gun violence,” the governor said in a Friday post on X.

An administration official said Walz is making calls to state lawmakers in preparation for a potential special session.

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