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After the deadly shooting at the Allina clinic in Buffalo last month, police chiefs in Minnesota are asking for more discretion when it comes to issuing someone a permit to purchase a firearm.
While the Feb. 9 shooting has reignited calls for sweeping gun control reforms, police argue a smaller change could have a big impact on keeping guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous people.
5 INVESTIGATES confirmed days after the shooting that Buffalo Police had issued the suspect, Gregory Ulrich, a permit to purchase the firearm despite a documented history of alleged threats and concerns about the 67-year-old man’s mental stability.
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US: IED blast rocks Minneapolis mosque during morning prayers
US: IED blast rocks Minneapolis mosque during morning prayers
An âimprovised Explosive Device Caused Blast At A Suburban Minneapolis Mosque When Worshippers Were Gathering For Morning Prayers, According To The FBI. PTI | Updated on: 06 Aug 2017, 06:23:10 PM
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An “improvised explosive device” caused blast at a suburban Minneapolis mosque when worshippers were gathering for morning prayers, according to the FBI.
No one has been arrested yet. Congregants and neighbours expressed relief that there were no injuries but also reacted with shock and dismay.
According to authorities, no one was hurt in the explosion at the Bloomington Islamic Center, but heavily damaged an imam’s office and sent smoke wafting through the large building.
House Republicans appeared willing to consider Gov. Tim Walz's $35 million SAFE Account proposal, until Democrats added statewide requirements for police officers responding to protests.
Bloomington police chief announces retirement Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Saturday, December 26, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The police chief of Bloomington, Minnesota announced Saturday he plans to retire at the end of January and take a position leading the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Police Chief Jeff Potts will complete a 29-year career at the department that began when he became a patrol officer at age 23. He has been police chief for 12 years.
Potts, 52, willl become the executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police in February.
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