My generation has grown up seeing the horrific toll of gun violence in our schools and our communities. We were in elementary school during the shooting at Sandy Hook. We were in middle school during shootings at Pulse Nightclub, in Parkland, at the Route 91...
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
The announcement clarifies expanded legal requirements for gun sale licensing and cracks down on so-called “gun show” loopholes that allow buyers to evade background checks.
The teen gang that has been accused of a string of violent attacks has proudly displayed an arsenal of brass knuckles guns on TikTok.
The proposal had bipartisan support in 2023, but died due to hardline Republicans who refused to bring the bill to a vote.
Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.
