Choi takes his non-fatal shooting crusade to the Capitol

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 269

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, who helped devise a program to sharply increase arrests and prosecutions of non-fatal shootings, pressed state lawmakers Thursday to pass a bill for $1 million in grants to help other jurisdictions continue the successful experiment.

The bipartisan bill (HF1082), authored by House public safety co-chairs Reps. Kelly Moller and Paul Novotny, is modeled on Ramsey County’s non-fatal shooting unit, which has succesfully reduced gun crime in Ramsey County, and …

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