Ilhan Omar pushes for assault weapons ban in the wake of Minneapolis church shooting

Rep Ilhan Omar D-Minn appeared on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday where she called for getting rid of assault weapons in the wake of a fatal shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis It is crucial for us to make sure that we are offering a slew of solutions Omar advised CNN anchor Brianna Keilar One is to make sure that we are getting rid of assault weapons in our society She also emphasized the need for Congress to address mental vitality tools noting it must be part of broader efforts following the tragedy MINNESOTA GOV TIM WALZ SAYS IT'S TIME TO 'TAKE SERIOUS ACTION' AFTER DEADLY SCHOOL SHOOTINGFederal bureaucrats substantiated the suspected shooter Robin Westman also known as Robert Westman killed two schoolchildren and injured others during a Catholic Mass at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning Westman is supposed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound When questioned on CNN by Brianna Keilar whether it is realistic that Congress could pass an assault weapons ban pointing out that such efforts failed even under President Obama with a filibuster proof Senate majority Omar responded that this moment should transcend partisan divides and focus instead on protecting children Omar shared that her youngest child now fears an assailant entering her school taking her life or the life of her friends and classmates TOP REPUBLICAN POINTS FINGER AT WALZ'S TRANS AGENDA AFTER CATHOLIC SCHOOL SHOOTINGRegarding comments by White House adviser Sebastian Gorka who was on CNN shortly before Oma about the shooter's transgender identity Omar noted it was really unfortunate She criticized his focus on the shooter's transgender identity as a distraction saying it was really unfortunate that we have people like him speaking on this At one moment he talks about the fact that the evil murderous person who took two angels from us and harmed our public for a really long time He talked about their transgenderness and then he says that shouldn't really matter she added CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPOmar also claimed the Department of Homeland Assurance has taken away support from communities to help make them safe and accused them of deflecting blame towards state governments Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment Fox News' Peter Pinedo contributed to this document