Biden to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention

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Biden to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention
politico.com

President Joe Biden will announce the creation of the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention on Friday, fulfilling a key demand of gun safety activists as legislation remains stalled in Congress, according to two people with direct knowledge of the White House’s plans.

Stefanie Feldman, a longtime Biden aide who previously worked on the Domestic Policy Council, will play a leading role, the people said.

Greg Jackson, executive director of the Community Justice Action Fund, and Rob Wilcox, the senior director for federal government affairs at Everytown for Gun Safety, are expected to hold key roles in the office alongside Feldman, who has worked on gun policy for more than a decade and still oversees the policy portfolio at the White House. The creation of the office was first reported by The Washington Post.

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I've thought about this.

This ought to be good.

If they couldn't use guns, they'd use cars

LOL

They already do use cars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Toronto_van_attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waukesha_Christmas_parade_attack

Sorry information you don't like isn't worth considering. Probably because you're biased.

Do you think these people would've preferred to use a gun? Probably.

The only rational take here is "but that would still certainly result in fewer deaths overall" that the other guy said. Which is true, but it still won't alleviate attacks like these for the reasons I mentioned.

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