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‘Keeping his name alive’: George Floyd’s family honors him, calls for change four years after Minneapolis murder
HOUSTON – Saturday marks four years since George Floyd was killed, kicking off protests as tensions over racism and police violence boiled over across the country.
His family and the community remembered him in Houston on Saturday near the basketball courts at his childhood home in the Third Ward.
“Racism’s still here and we’re all fighting for equality,” his brother Rodney Floyd said. “One thing he stood for is unity.”
In May 2020, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, which was captured on video that’s been seen by millions.
A jury later convicted him of murder.
“It’s more painful every year because it’s another year that I’m without him,” Floyd’s sister Latoyna said.
Attempts to make meaningful change in his name haven’t made it far.
Earlier this year, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which is a bill his family would like to see enacted because “it’s about the generations behind us.”
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee reintroduced the bill earlier this week. It would hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency, and reform police training and policies.
Floyd’s family won’t give up.
“We’re keeping his name alive and we’re going to do this forever, until we’re gone,” Latonya Floyd said.
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed a new ordinance that carries a ban on assault weapons but won’t take effect unless there are major changes to state law.
Minneapolis gun ban ordinance signed
What we know:
The Minneapolis City Council approved the ordinance during its meeting last week.
The firearm regulations ordinance includes a ban on assault weapons, ghost guns, binary triggers, and high-capacity magazines. The ordinance also includes safe storage provisions for firearms.
Big picture view:
Many of the provisions in the law won’t go into effect unless there is a change in state law. Currently, Minnesota law prevents municipalities from enacting gun regulations.
Minnesota law only allows cities to bar the discharge of firearms within city limits and adopt regulations that are identical to state laws. Any regulations that go beyond state law are voided, according to state statute.
Local perspective:
Action on the gun ordinance was spurred by last year’s shooting at Annunciation Church and School. Two students were killed while attending morning mass at the church and more than two dozen students and parishioners were hurt in the barrage of gunfire.
Last week, parents of Annunciation students spoke out in support of the ordinance at a public hearing.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus threatens lawsuit
The other side:
Last year, St. Paul passed a similar law. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus filed a lawsuit shortly after the ordinance was signed. Arguments were heard last month on the case and a judge has set a trial for next year.
In a statement last week, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said it was evaluating its legal options in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus Chair Bryan Strawser said:
“The City of Minneapolis is attempting to make a political statement with an ordinance it has no legal authority to enact. Minnesota law clearly preempts the entire field of firearms regulation, and local governments cannot simply ignore state statute because they dislike the policy outcome.
“If the City Council moves forward with this unlawful ordinance, we will evaluate every available legal option to challenge it, just as we did in Saint Paul.
“The law is not optional, even for Minneapolis.”
A man was hurt in a shooting in south Minneapolis late Tuesday night, according to police.
A report of shots fired brought officers to the 2600 block of Third Avenue South around 9:50 p.m., the Minneapolis Police Department said. They found evidence of gunfire and began investigating.
Later, a man with survivable gunshot wounds showed up at Hennepin Healthcare.
No one has been arrested.
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