Lawmakers will see 60 empty desks, reminding them of the responsibility they carry

By: Annunciation Light Alliance

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 6 days, 13 hours ago


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This week 60 school desks stand empty outside the Minnesota Capitol.

The desks are ordinary objects. The kind students sit in every day without a second thought. But these desks are different. Each represents a Minnesota child killed by gun violence. Each marks a life interrupted, a future denied, a family forever changed, a child that should be in school.

Together they represent more than 200 Minnesota children killed by gun violence since …

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