White House pushes for more gun violence prevention following Wisconsin shooting
Source: Scripps News
Posted 4:31 PM, Dec 17, 2024 and last updated 6:18 PM, Dec 17, 2024
The Biden administration is again calling for more government action on gun control after a teenage student opened fire and killed a teacher and another student in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday. The White House has reached out to both give condolences to victims and condemnation of the state of gun violence prevention in the country.
A White House spokesperson said President Biden is still in touch with state and local officials in Wisconsin. President Biden spoke with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway this week.
In its final few weeks, the Biden administration continues to push Congress to take more action to prevent gun violence, by considering measures on universal background checks, a national red flag law and a federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
"From Newtown to Uvalde, Parkland to Madison, to so many other shootings that don't receive attention — it is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this scourge of gun violence," President Biden said in a statement on the Wisconsin shooting. "We cannot continue to accept it as normal."
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