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Biden names Harris to lead gun violence prevention office
The Office of Gun Violence Prevention will work towards lawfully reducing instances of gun violence
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President Joe Biden officially launched the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention on September 22, which will be led by Vice President Kamala Harris. Longtime Biden adviser Stefanie Feldman, who has worked on gun policy for more than a decade will be its director, according to a White House statement.
“The Office of Gun Violence Prevention builds on historic actions taken by President Biden to end gun violence in our country: including signing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant legislative action in nearly 30 years aimed at doing so, and taking more meaningful executive action than any other president to make our schools, churches, grocery stores, and communities safer,” the White House said.
Launching the new office, President Biden, said, “I’m announcing additional steps forward, with the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, overseen by Vice President Harris, to build upon these measures and keep Americans safe.”
“We know true freedom is not possible if people are not safe. This epidemic of gun violence requires urgent leadership to end the fear and trauma that Americans experience every day,” Vice President Harris remarked.
“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,” she maintained.
“Our promise to the American people is this: we will not stop working to end the epidemic of gun violence in every community, because we do not have a moment, nor a life to spare,” Harris asserted.
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