President Trump has closed the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, an office established by former President Biden to promote common-sense gun reforms. The move has drawn criticism from gun safety advocates and some Republican lawmakers, who argue that the office saved lives and was an important resource for combating gun violence.
shuttered an office set up by former President Joe Biden to promote common sense gun reforms at the federal, state, and local levels.for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was active prior to Trump ’s inauguration, now directs to a 404 error message. Trump officials did not answer questions about why the page was closed or if the president plans to launch a revamped gun violence prevention program.
Trump’s decision drew further scrutiny after a Tennessee teenager committed a murder-suicide at Antioch High School in Nashville on Wednesday. Two years prior, Nashville was similarly rocked after a shooter killed three elementary school students and three faculty members before being killed by police. Biden awarded the responding police officers with the nation’s highest honor for public servants in the final weeks of his office.
Giffords, the gun safety organization stood up by former Rep. Gabby Giffords following a 2012 mass shooting that left her gravely injured, similarly accused Trump of bowing to the gun lobby.
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