2024 State of the Union address: on Gun Control


Joe Biden: Established Office of Gun Violence Prevention

With us tonight is [the family of a 9-year-old girl who] was murdered with 21 classmates and teachers in elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Jill and I went to Uvalde and spent hours and hours with each of the families. We heard their message, the constant refrain. They said, "do something. Do something." Well, I did do something by establishing the first ever Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the White House that the vice president is leading the charge.

Meanwhile, my predecessor told the NRA he's proud he did nothing on guns when he was president. After another shooting in Iowa recently, when asked what to do about it, he said, "Just get over it." I say stop it; stop it. I'm proud we beat the NRA when I signed most significant gun safety law in nearly 30 years.

We now must beat the NRA again. I'm demanding a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Pass universal background checks. None of this violates the Second Amendment or vilifies responsible gun owners.

Source: 2024 State of the Union address Mar 7, 2024

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2024 Presidential contenders on Gun Control:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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