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President Joe Biden has tapped Kamala Harris to lead his gun violence prevention office, giving his vice president yet another task for her packed portfolio.
Biden will formally announce his decision in a ceremony in the Rose Garden on Friday afternoon. Harris will oversee the office. Stefanie Feldman, a longtime Biden aide who has worked on gun policy for more than a decade, will serve as its director.
'The new Office of Gun Violence Prevention will play a critical role in implementing President Biden's and my efforts to reduce violence to the fullest extent under the law, while also engaging and encouraging Congressional leaders, state and local leaders, and advocates to come together to build upon the meaningful progress that we have made to save lives,' the vice president said in a statement.
Harris has met with communities that have suffered from gun violence. She has taken on a more combative role within the administration as the White House ramps up for the 2024 election.
In August, she gave a speech on gun violence in Chicago, where she said: 'There are some people who are just trying to sell a false choice ... that you're either in favor of the Second Amendment, or you want to take everyone's guns away.'
Democrats largely favor stricter gun laws, citing the number of deaths from mass shootings and school shootings.
The overall increase in U.S. gun deaths since the beginning of the pandemic includes an especially stark rise in such fatalities among children and teens under the age of 18. Gun deaths among children and teens rose 50% in just two years, from 1,732 in 2019 to 2,590 in 2021.
originally posted by: PorkChop96
a reply to: quintessentone
And how exactly is she going to prevent gun violence in a group that cannot legally purchase a firearm to begin with?
Look like there are many good reasons for this new office
originally posted by: ColeYounger
a reply to: quintessentone
Look like there are many good reasons for this new office
There are also many good reasons for enforcing the rule of law, the #1 being: Putting criminals in jail.
originally posted by: quintessentone
originally posted by: ColeYounger
a reply to: quintessentone
Look like there are many good reasons for this new office
So, do you support state approved assisted suicide?
There are also many good reasons for enforcing the rule of law, the #1 being: Putting criminals in jail.
It's not black and white, it is grey. #2 reason the highest percentages of gun violence are suicides now is that or is that not a reason to put preventative measures in place?
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: quintessentone
Why don't you just start collecting them!
You have been anti- 2nd Amendment consistantly.
We get it.
You don't think we should have guns.
You want government in control of guns.
Well, start ####ing collecting them.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: quintessentone
Incredible.
Just. . . wow. . . .
And there are no current laws against that?
*shocked face*
originally posted by: quintessentone
originally posted by: PorkChop96
a reply to: quintessentone
And how exactly is she going to prevent gun violence in a group that cannot legally purchase a firearm to begin with?
No but irresponsible caregivers leaving loaded guns where kids can get their hands on them would warrant some type of preventative measures, hmm?
If we come from generations where people glorify this, how are we ever going to see it is wrong?" one teen asked.
The teens say they have been taught this way of living by older gang members and others in the community.
"So like, we basically hearing that our whole life, so that's what stuck in our head, I'm loyal to where I'm from, no matter what. I'm loyal to where I'm from. That's how people feel," one young man explained.
If that means pulling a trigger, they say they will, but these young men also point to drill rap music and social media as being culprits for continued violence. They say bullets are fired over disrespect or taunting that comes online.
"When you think of yourself as a person, as a real street dude, you feel that you have to answer that," one teen said.
originally posted by: quintessentone
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: quintessentone
Incredible.
Just. . . wow. . . .
And there are no current laws against that?
*shocked face*
If the laws worked why the need for a prevention office?