WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is creating the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, according to two people familiar with the plans.
The office will coordinate efforts across the federal government and will offer help and guidance to states struggling with increasing gun violence, while taking the lead on implementation of the bipartisan gun legislation signed into law last year.
“There are few people who care more about the work of gun violence prevention than President Biden,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has drafted legislation with Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., that would create such an office.
“Establishing a White House office dedicated to this fight will save thousands of lives and strengthen the federal government’s implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.”Firearms are the No.
Most Democrats, 92%, want gun laws made stronger, in line with their views in a UChicago Harris/AP-NORC poll conducted in July 2022.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Biden, Kris Brown, Brady, Greg Jackson, Rob Wilcox, Stef Feldman, ”, Sen, Chris Murphy, Conn, Maxwell Frost, UChicago Harris
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, White, Associated Press, Community, Action Fund, White House, The Washington Post, “, Safer, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, AP, USA, Northeastern University
Locations:
America, U.S, Canada