Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz addressed gun ownership during remarks at a Labor Day picnic in Duluth, following the recent deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church. Mediaite reported that Walz told the crowd that people “certainly don’t need” firearms in church and added that many gun owners “know you do not need those damn things.”

“It’s everything except guns,” Walz said, criticizing those who looked for other explanations for the incident, which killed two children and injured 18 others. “It’s everything, apparently, in the world for these people, rather than trying to address the issue.”

Walz continued, “There’s a lot of gun owners here who also know you do not need those damn things. You certainly don’t need them in church. And we certainly need to strengthen the rules that people who are struggling don’t get their hands on them.”

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