Posted on 09/22/2023 8:43:34 AM PDT by algore
President Joe Biden has tapped Kamala Harris to lead his gun violence prevention office, giving his vice president yet another task for her packed portfolio.
Biden will formally announce his decision in a ceremony in the Rose Garden on Friday afternoon. Harris will oversee the office. Stefanie Feldman, a longtime Biden aide who has worked on gun policy for more than a decade, will serve as its director.
Harris, a former prosecutor and state attorney general, has years of experience on the issue.
But the vice president now has some of the nation's highest-profile policy issues on her plate - including voting rights, abortion, and the increase in migration across the United States border.
They're also the most politically-fraught issues, are difficult to solve, and can be a minefield to navigate.
'The new Office of Gun Violence Prevention will play a critical role in implementing President Biden's and my efforts to reduce violence to the fullest extent under the law, while also engaging and encouraging Congressional leaders, state and local leaders, and advocates to come together to build upon the meaningful progress that we have made to save lives,' the vice president said in a statement.
Harris has met with communities that have suffered from gun violence. She has taken on a more combative role within the administration as the White House ramps up for the 2024 election.
In August, she gave a speech on gun violence in Chicago, where she said: 'There are some people who are just trying to sell a false choice ... that you're either in favor of the Second Amendment, or you want to take everyone's guns away.'
Advocacy groups have been pressuring Biden to create such an office to help coordinate efforts across the government to decrease gun violence.
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Not even Willie Brown made her work this hard.
All these stories should start with “Joe Biden’s teleprompter selected . . . “
Then maybe she could create a task force on a Federal Human Criminal Violence Prevention Office since guns do not ontheir own commit violence.
I was worried he might appoint someone intelligent and effective. These statist bastards are pushing forward on a thousand fronts every day to destroy liberty. One of our only advantages is that they’re a bunch of f’in imbeciles often far more interested in optics than actually accomplishing their wicked goals. She’s perfect for that role on this topic
She has been tapped by a lot of other Democrats, so, why not Joe?
That’s good. It means nothing will get done.
He should put her in charge of The Wind. See how she does with that.
well at least nothing will get done to ban guns or create more asinine laws under her guidance-
public health emergency?
Great. Another opportunity for her to fail…
“”Not even Willie Brown made her work this hard.””
You’re bad!!!!! Very clever...best laugh all morning.
“”She has been tapped by a lot of other Democrats, so, why not Joe?””
Great humor here - FReepers are the best!
Don’t count on it. The 2nd amendment is a propaganda issue for the left that they care about. They didn’t care about the border.
To all.
This administration continues to spit in the face of the American people,statewide and nationally !
:^)
LOL
“”Harris will oversee the office. Stefanie Feldman, a longtime Biden aide who has worked on gun policy for more than a decade, will serve as its director””
For a decade? Good - that means neither Feldman or Harris will do anything but spin wheels and make it look like they’re doing something for those government checks...very impressive!
Either they are setting her up to fail perhaps to get her off the ticket OR it’s time for CWII.
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