The father of a Parkland school shooting victim interrupted President Joe Biden on the White House lawn Monday during an event meant to celebrate a new law aimed at reducing gun violence.
, incrementally toughens requirements for young people buying guns, denies firearms to more domestic abusers and helps local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.
But the White House event, billed as a celebration of the law, came a week after a gunman in Highland Park, Illinois,, a stark reminder of the limitations of the new law in addressing the American phenomenon of mass gun violence. Oliver spoke with NBC Miami from the White House lawn before the event, saying the law doesn't go far enough.
NBC 6's Ari Odzer spoke with Manuel Oliver has he attended the White House event on Monday after the passage of a bi-partisan bill aimed at helping to curb gun violence.Oliver's spokesperson, J.P. Hervis,
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