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Is Biden being pressed to appoint a national leader of gun violence prevention?

Thursday, March 4, 2021
By Stevie Rosignol-Cortez
YES

In a Feb. 26 letter, 36 Democratic members of Congress formally called for the Biden administration to appoint a national director and interagency task force related to gun violence prevention.

Reps. Joe Neguse, for Colorado, and Lucy McBath, from Georgia, sent the letter to President Biden and Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice, in which they called on the administration to set a “goal of reducing firearms deaths and injuries by at least 50%” over the next decade.

On his campaign’s website, Biden promised to “pursue constitutional, common-sense gun safety policies,” including banning the manufacture and sale of some weapons and requiring background checks for all gun sales.

In March 2020, Biden declared that Texas politician Beto O'Rourke would lead the effort on “the gun problem.” The Biden administration has yet to announce formal plans to appoint a leader on the issue.

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