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© Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.White House to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, sources say
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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wallace
No one in my American family owns a gun and I doubt going into the future that will not change.
Only about 47% of households own a gun. Considering there are more than 400 million guns.
124 million households. 59 million households own 400 million guns.
wallace
I hold all politicians state and federal levels of both parties responsible for the lack of sensible gun laws.
Hawk
So what are you proposing? Mandatory training requirements before ownership? Ongoing training and evaluation of marksmanship, knowledge of gun safety, mental health and firearm maintenance? Mandatory membership of a shooting club? Licensing?
wallace
No one in my family owns a gun and they never will.
mrtinjp
The office fulfills a key demand of gun safety activists who banded together as a coalition to endorse Biden for president in 2024,
Just another election gimmick.. nothing more..
EvilBuddha
federal office of gun violence prevention
The easiest way to prevent gun violence in the US is to encourage more law abiding Americans to arm themselves, and train them to be ready for the worst.
Better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it.
bass4funk
Nothing like the largest blue states and their cities
wallace
So are all states and all with a single governor.
bass4funk
So is California, and yet, I’m from the deepest reddest part of it, the part where Democrat policies fail time and time again or the only safe and sane place in that state.
So then maybe the people in that area should think about voting for the Democrats and vote for more punishing heavy crime. Complaining is not helping the Black and Latino communities. Look at Chicago, look what the Dems did to that once great city.
wallace
Texas with the least number of gun restrictions has the highest rate of gun deaths,
wallace
Texas is a single state.
bass4funk
North Texas, I believe it and that’s a Democrat stronghold, so what are they doing besides unsuccessfully trying to blame Republicans and that area doesn’t vote Republican.
wallace
Texas has the highest rate of gun deaths
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm
bass4funk
So then why are these stats the highest in the black and Latino communities? Why is it that the Dems don't care about their largest constituents? The good thing is, that they are slowly waking up and walking away from the Dem party racially oppressive radical Dem Party that they have been so loyal to for over 70 years, their policies were the worst thing and destroyed these once proud and great communities.
Bob Fosse
Do you think this is recent?
wallace
I already posted a nonmedia link. More extensive research.
Firearm mortality rate per 100,000 children and teens ages 1-19 years, by number of state firearm laws in the U.S. (2021) and Canada (2019)
States with the Least Firearm Law Provisions 8.7.
States with the Most Firearm Law Provisions 4.3.
More than double for states with the least firearm law provisions.
https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/child-and-teen-firearm-mortality-in-the-u-s-and-peer-countries/
bass4funk
https://www.keranews.org/government/2023-02-21/gun-related-homicides-hit-black-and-latino-communities-in-north-texas-hardest-can-that-change
North Texas always has been a blue spot for Democrats. So yes, you are right, but as long as you vote for these radical liberal policies, expect nothing to change and these communities suffer the most.
virusrex
No I did not, I commented that is my reaction when that is the case, I never said this was done here, and did not quote a comment saying so, thus disproving your criticism as invalid, The comment I quoted is not even making this comparison there should be no problem understanding this, so why pretend you could not do it?
The text clearly makes a valid comparison with developed countries, my comment is about invalid comparisons that some people tend to do to "justify" the degree of violence, again it is not realistic to think anybody would think this contrast is meant to be equivalent, putting even the minimum amount of attention is enough to see this.
No I did not, the comment is correct and appropiate, making a valid comparison that demonstrate the US is lagging behind the other countries of the developed world about violence.
My comment is about people thinking that making invalid comparisons with developing countries involved in war or drug related violence somehow put the US in a better light, when in fact the result is the same, making it clear the US is closer to the developing world. Too bad you were unable to understand this but projecting this misunderstanding is not a valid reply.
wallace
The majority of child deaths from guns are from the low gun law states like Texas.
bass4funk
And what will the Dems do now, knowing that the majority of deaths are in the cities that they run, any action taken? Will they also start enforcing the rule of law incarcerate lawbreakers and end No-cash bail? Will the DAs finally hold people who commit these crimes responsible for their actions or just do the usual and release them back on the streets to harm and terrorize people to the point where they do need to buy guns?
When you take the largest crime-ridden cities out of the equation to push a certain viewpoint, it would seem so.
Mocheake
It's never a wasted effort to try to curb runaway gun violence, reduce mass shootings, ban unnecessary assault weapons or educate people.
Who's being punished? Firearms aren't being completely banned. The right to self-defense is still there and there are many ways to defend yourself besides sending a hail of bullets flying indiscriminately.
stormcrow
361 Americans are shot in one way or another every day.
Talk about mass shootings!
bass4funk
Yes, because nothing will come of this.
Not me, the Democrats, and this admin. But I get it, they need to throw out that red meat for public consumption.
gcFd1
You did, as you wrote you are "always surprised." That means you misunderstood the comment.
The text that that does not note that the US does not have a problem?
You misunderstood what you quoted.
Keepyer Internetpoints
Looking at Biden's record one has to assume the aim of the office will be find discrete ways to target African Americans and jail the hell out of them.
One should also start to scrutize Hunter's recent investments....anything prison contract related recently?
Its not that I don't want some sane gun control, I do. But this corrupt demon has filled America's prisons to the point that so-called "free country" has more people in prison than any country on Earth, with highest incarceration rate as well, and disproportionately African Americans. Its simply amazing that the American people let this guy be president with his horrific anti-American history and agenda. He HATES America more than I do!
Politik Kills
Can’t watch any movie from America that doesn’t have guns as the tool for solving problems. (Full disclosure: haven’t seen Barbie or Opp, but I’m sure there are guns present in both of them). Guns are in that country’s DNA. Violence too. Good luck with this, it’s a start, but an uphill battle.
Bob Fosse
Read my post again. You misunderstood it.
virusrex
Who said this was commented here? did you even read the text I quoted?
gcFd1
Then you must not be surprised because no one here commented there is no problem.
Hawk
Probably not. They don't account for much of it. What will stop gun violence?
virusrex
I am always surprised how people like to compare the US to countries at war or dealing with uncontrolled drug related violence to say the country is not having a problem, as if the comparison was not proof enough.
Superlib
Jesus.
wallace
The 2nd Amendment limits the type of weapon that can be owned.
Hawk
Source please.
Bob Fosse
You frequently attempt to berate the Democrats for doing nothing to address gun violence. Now it’s a waste of taxpayer money?
Empty barrel.
wallace
The number of children and teens killed by gunfire in the United States increased by 50% between 2019 and 2021. The United States has by far the highest rate of child and teen firearm mortality among peer nations. Firearms Were Involved in More Child Deaths in 2020 and 2021 Than Any Other Cause.
The states with the least gun laws have the highest mortality rate for children killed by guns.
https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/child-and-teen-firearm-mortality-in-the-u-s-and-peer-countries/
lincolnman
Good. First thing, get the guns out of the hands of the MAGA-terrorists that go around killing people of color at supermarkets and shooting up FBI offices...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-supermarket-shooting-suspect-posted-apparent-manifesto-repeate-rcna28889
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-office-shooting-suspect-killed-eb85e9faa93612fc54fb15639075d0fe
These people aren't mature or intelligent enough to own a slingshot let alone a firearm...
Bob Fosse
The issue is with people thinking there are only 2 extreme sides. It’s not that simple.
bass4funk
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.
Ok, so more taxpayer money wasted.
Bob Fosse
Also keep in mind that more kids are killed by finding a relatives loaded gun unsecured than caught in crossfire between criminals.
wallace
So much is needed to reduce gun homicides and mass shootings.
Bob Fosse
It’s a start. Keep it moving.