Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday addressed the fatal mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia , and addressed the attack that left at least four people dead—two students and two teachers—and injured nine, calling it a 'senseless tragedy on top of so many senseless tragedies.
Gun violence prevention advocates applauded the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022, but denounced Congress for not coming to an agreement on legislation that would require background checks for all gun purchases and ban assault weapons. The legislation banned gun sales to people convicted of domestic violence and funded state 'red flag' programs to remove guns from people deemed a threat to themselves or others.
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