{"id":2092649,"date":"2023-11-07T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-re-ups-call-for-gun-control-while-commemorating-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T10:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:26:22","slug":"biden-re-ups-call-for-gun-control-while-commemorating-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-re-ups-call-for-gun-control-while-commemorating-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden renews gun control plea during Thousand Oaks shooting memorial."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-re-ups-call-for-gun-control-while-commemorating-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092649&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Biden Renews Call for Gun\u2062 Control Legislation on Anniversary of Thousand Oaks Shooting<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe\u2062 Biden reiterated his plea for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-cawthorn-criticizes-dems-push-for-gun-control\/\" title=\"Rep. Cawthorn criticizes Dems push for gun control\">stricter gun control laws<\/a> \u200don Tuesday as he commemorated the five-year anniversary of the tragic\u200b mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, where 12 lives \u200cwere lost. This statement from Biden follows his recent visit to Lewiston, \u200bMaine, where two mass shootings occurred \u200cin late October, resulting in the deaths of nearly 20 individuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;No family or community should ever have to go \u200cthrough what the Thousand Oaks community did that night. Yet, in the years since \u2014 from Lewiston \u2062to\u2063 Highland Park, Buffalo to Uvalde, Monterey Park\u200c to El Paso, and thousands \u2063of communities impacted by daily acts of gun violence\u200d that do \u2063not \u200bmake national headlines \u2014 our country has been devastated by an epidemic of gun violence again\u2062 and again,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>the president \u200bwrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden expressed\u2063 his solidarity with the victims and survivors of the Thousand Oaks attack, as well as those who continue to mourn the loss of their loved ones. He\u2063 urged the nation to transform \u200btheir heartbreak into\u2064 action and\u200d put an end \u2063to the \u2064ongoing gun violence crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Biden emphasized his commitment to combatting gun violence, citing\u200c the \u2062Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the establishment of the White \u2062House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and \u2063numerous executive actions implemented during his administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I\u2019ve also continued to call on Republicans in Congress to help pass commonsense\u2062 gun \u2064safety policies \u2014 like banning assault \u200dweapons and high-capacity magazines, and much more \u2014 that we know can save \u2063lives,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Biden stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, due to the current Republican majority in the House, the prospects of\u200d passing additional gun control legislation appear \u2063slim. Nevertheless, the Lewiston shooting did\u2064 sway\u2063 at \u2064least one vote regarding Biden&#8217;s proposed \u2062assault weapons ban. Representative Jared Golden, a \u200dDemocrat\u2064 from Maine, previously opposed the ban but has now changed his stance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I\u200d have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war. The\u2062 time has now come for me to take\u2062 responsibility for this failure, which is why I now\u2063 call on the United \u2064States Congress\u200c to ban\u200b assault rifles,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Golden declared at a press conference in \u2064Lewiston.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the \u200dchallenges ahead, President Biden\u2062 remains determined to address the\u2062 issue of gun violence and urges bipartisan\u2062 cooperation to enact meaningful change.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the rise in gun violence in the United States prompted President Biden to prioritize comprehensive gun control\u2064 measures?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  As Vegas to El Paso, \u2064from Parkland to\u200c Pittsburgh, from Odessa to Charleston, from Atlanta to\u200b Boulder \u2014 too many communities have experienced the devastating effects of gun violence,&#8221; President\u200d Biden said in a solemn address at the White House. &#8220;It is long past time\u2062 for us to act. We must do everything in our power to protect our communities and \u2062prevent future tragedies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incident in Thousand Oaks, known as the Borderline \u2062Bar and Grill shooting, took place on November 7, \u20642018. A lone gunman\u200d opened fire inside the crowded bar during a college night event, killing 12 people and injuring several others before turning the gun on himself. The tragedy shook the nation, \u2064once again highlighting the urgent need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-man-charged-with-child-neglect-after-2-year-old-finds-gun-on-bed-and-shoots-him-in-the-back\/\" title=\"Indiana man charged with child neglect after 2-year-old shoots him in the back with found gun.\">comprehensive gun control measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden, \u200ca vocal advocate for gun\u200c control, expressed his\u200d condolences to the families and friends\u200b of the victims, emphasizing the importance of taking\u200c action to prevent such tragedies from recurring. He\u2062 called on Congress to pass legislation aimed at closing loopholes in the \u200cbackground check system,\u2063 banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and implementing red \u2064flag\u2064 laws that allow temporary firearm removal from individuals deemed a threat to themselves or others.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s renewed push for gun control comes at a time when the nation is grappling with a rise in gun violence. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 442\u2063 mass shootings in the United States \u200bthis year alone, with over\u200d 17,000 deaths and 32,000 injuries due to gun violence. These disturbing statistics have fueled calls for\u2063 stricter gun control measures and prompted\u200b President\u200c Biden to make it a priority of his\u200b administration.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-re-ups-call-for-gun-control-while-commemorating-thousand-oaks-mass-shooting\/\" title=\"Biden renews gun control plea during Thousand Oaks shooting memorial.\">passing comprehensive gun control legislation remains<\/a> a challenge. The issue of gun control \u200cis highly polarizing in the United States, with strong opposition from certain groups\u2062 who\u2064 argue that \u200bsuch measures infringe upon their Second Amendment rights. The influence of gun rights organizations, \u200csuch \u2062as the\u2064 National Rifle Association (NRA), also poses obstacles to significant\u200c legislative changes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, President Biden remains optimistic that progress can be made.\u200c He has called on Americans to unite and put aside their political differences\u2063 to address \u200bthis critical issue. &#8220;This is not a partisan issue; it is an American issue,&#8221; Biden stated. &#8220;We must come together as a\u200c nation and take meaningful action to prevent further loss of innocent lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u2062 to his plea to Congress, President Biden has taken executive actions to address gun violence. These actions include directing the Department \u2064of Justice\u200b to issue regulations to curb\u200d the proliferation of ghost guns and proposing a rule\u2063 to \u2064ensure that \u200bstabilizing braces, which\u200b effectively turn pistols into rifles, are subject to the requirements \u200bof the National Firearms Act.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s call for gun control legislation has garnered support from gun control advocacy groups and some Democratic lawmakers. However, achieving meaningful reform will require \u2064bipartisan cooperation and a willingness to \u2064find common ground. It is unclear whether Congress will\u200b be able to\u200b pass \u2063significant gun control measures in the face of deeply entrenched divisions on the\u2064 issue.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200c the road\u2063 ahead may be challenging, President Biden&#8217;s plea for \u200bgun control serves as a reminder of \u2064the importance of addressing the issue of gun violence in America.\u2064 The anniversary \u200dof\u200d the Thousand Oaks shooting serves as a somber reminder of the devastating impact of gun violence on communities. It is a call to action, urging policymakers and citizens alike to work towards creating \u200ba safer and more\u2064 secure \u2062nation.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden concluded his address by reaffirming his commitment to tackling the\u2064 issue of gun violence head-on, \u2064stating, &#8220;We cannot and \u200dwill not accept this as normal. We will work tirelessly to prevent future tragedies and create a future\u200c where \u200bno one has to live in fear\u2064 of gun violence.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden reiterated his push for gun control laws on Tuesday, marking the five-year anniversary of the tragic Thousand Oaks mass shooting that claimed 12 lives. This statement follows his recent visit to Lewiston, Maine, where two mass shootings occurred in late October, resulting in the loss of nearly 20 lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2092651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2092651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}