Senate DFLers and Republicans are no closer to an agreement on gun control or school security after hours of public hearings this week that included emotional testimony from parents of children affected by last month’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

DFL Gov. Tim Walz has said he wants to call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for a special legislative session on guns in the wake of the shooting. But the reality remains that in a narrowly-divided legislature, Democrats will need Republican support to pass the gun control legislation they say the state needs to avert future tragedies.

This week only reinforced that point as the second meeting of the Senate Gun Violence Prevention Working Group wound down on Wednesday. Chair Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, reviewed

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