The White House on Tuesday backed down Joe Biden’s push for gun control legislation, saying it was the president’s ‘personal’ priority but saying a package is not ready for Congress.
‘There is no fear of standing by the NRA. It’s been done several times, ’White House news secretary Jen Psaki said of Biden.
However, she noted, there is no timeline for changing gun laws.
‘It’s a priority for him on a personal level, but I don’t have a forecast for you, or a preview for you on a package timeline, and certainly not what it will look like and how it will go through Congress,’ she said at her daily press conference.
On Sunday, Biden used the three-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting in Florida to call on Congress to strengthen gun laws, including calling for background checks on gun sales and banning assault weapons.
We owe it to everyone we have lost and to all who are left mourning to make a change. Now is the time to act, ‘he said in a statement.
The White House has pushed back Joe Biden’s push for gun control legislation, saying it was the president’s ‘personal’ priority but saying no package is ready for Congress.
On Sunday, to mark the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting, President Biden called for stronger gun control legislation; Above mourners at the funeral of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in the 2018 Parkland massacre
White House press secretary Jen Psaki cited Biden’s ‘personal’ priority of control but said the administration has nothing ready for Congress.
The Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School left 17 dead, the latest school shooting that shook America included the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting that claimed 32 lives and the murder of Elementary School Sandy Hook in 2012.
It is not clear what steps Congress could or would take even with Democratic discipline. Opposition to gun control remains fierce among proponents of the second amendment.
But Biden said the activity could not wait.
‘This administration will not wait for the next major fire to heed that call,’ the president said.
The admitted school shooter Nikolas Cruz, then 19, was armed with an AR-15 style rifle and fired between 100 and 150 rounds in a rampage that killed 14 students and three adult employees. at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Cruz is still awaiting trial.
Biden said Congress must also remove protections for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets. ‘
Cruz was able to legally purchase the assault rifle, despite known mental health problems.
Even in a country that has grown exponentially in terms of massive arson and gun violence, the Florida arson has sparked uproar across the U.S. and sparked new demands for gun control.
But with Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans in control of the Senate at the time, legislation passed by Democrats in the House of Representatives is no longer passed.
Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that the House would try again.
‘We will implement these and other life-saving bills and deliver the progress that the Parkland community and the American people deserve and want,’ she said in a statement.
Despite the fact that censuses are getting most Americans for support of some sort of reform of gun law, successful U.S. administrations have been unable to pass legislation.
Biden wants Congress to go through laws that require background checks on gun sales and the prevention of offensive weapons and high-profile magazines. The image above shows an AR-15 rifle and ammunition
Biden released a report on the three-year anniversary of the murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen people were killed by a gunman with an AR-15 rifle
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be lowered to half workers from sunrise to sunset across the state to honor those who died at Parkland.
‘The Parkland community is resilient despite tragedy, a reminder of just how strong and united Floridians can be against such devastating losses,’ the governor said in his remarks.
The Republican governor also noted some of the school safety measures that have been implemented since the accident happened three years ago, including money to install panic warning systems at schools across the country. state and to strengthen programs meant to prevent violence before they occur.
The panic warning step was given to law Alyssa, in honor of 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, one of the students killed three years ago.