President Joe Biden has asked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, which will seek to find ways around congressional inaction to stem rising violence
, has years of experience on the issue and was the natural fit to lead the effort, White House officials said. Adding the new office to her portfolio means Harris is tasked with some of the highest-profile domestic issues — including voting rights and abortion, as well as the increase in migration to the U.S. But they're also among the most fraught, difficult to solve and hard for Democrats to make headway on in Congress.
in 2024, and is an effort by the White House to keep the issue front-and-center as Biden pushes for a ban on so-called"assault weapons" and works to mobilize voters critical to his reelection strategy — suburban women, voters of color and younger voters. As of Wednesday, there have been at least 35 mass killings in the U.S. so far in 2023, leaving at least 171 people dead, not including shooters who died,maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
Greg Jackson, the executive director of the Community Justice Action Fund, and Everytown for Gun Safety's Rob Wilcox will also hold roles in the office. Among its first directives will be to ensure a federal gun safety law passed last year is being fully implemented.
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