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The lawmaker shootings in Minnesota are a disturbing trend: Analysis

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The shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers has sent shockwaves across the nation.

Violence against public officials has been increasing in recent years , including the two recent assassination attempts in 2024 against President Donald Trump .

Richard Frankel and Donald Mihalek : The 2011 assassination attempt on Rep. Gabby Giffords appears to have been a precursor to a rising tide of threats against an expanding sphere of elected officials.

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83

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85

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8

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formal

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English

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73

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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