{"id":2204877,"date":"2024-03-23T17:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T21:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-announces-new-gun-safety-measures-while-touring-site-of-parkland-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T17:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T21:27:30","slug":"harris-announces-new-gun-safety-measures-while-touring-site-of-parkland-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-announces-new-gun-safety-measures-while-touring-site-of-parkland-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris unveils updated gun safety measures during visit to Parkland shooting site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fharris-announces-new-gun-safety-measures-while-touring-site-of-parkland-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=2204877&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>Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s Call for Action on Gun\u200c Violence Prevention<\/h2>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris\u2062 embarked on a \u200cpoignant \u2063journey to Parkland, Florida, where the haunting echoes of the deadliest high school \u200dshooting \u2062in\u200c U.S. history \u200dstill reverberate. In the wake of the tragedy at Marjory \u2062Stoneman Douglas High School, Harris unveiled new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-signs-law-raising-age-to-buy-semiautomatic-rifles-to-21\/\" title=\"New York Governor Kathy Hochul Signs Law Raising Age To Buy Semiautomatic Rifles To 21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-judiciary-chairman-says-gun-control-is-top-priority\/\" title=\"Senate Judiciary Chairman Says Gun Control Is \u2018Top Priority\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">gun violence<\/a> prevention<\/a> measures<\/a> and urged states to\u200b embrace \u2062&#8221;red flag&#8221; laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The boarded-up building is a somber \u200cmemorial to the 17 lives cut short in a mere six minutes of\u200b horror.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Sobering Reflection on Past Failures<\/h3>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s visit to the school was a poignant reminder of the \u200bfailures that led to the devastating\u2063 loss of life. Rep. Jared Moskowitz \u2064vividly described the scene as a frozen snapshot of past mistakes \u2014 a haunting reminder of the missteps that allowed such a tragedy \u2064to unfold.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Failures in building safety<\/li>\n<li>Failures in law enforcement response<\/li>\n<li>Failures in teacher training<\/li>\n<li>Failures \u200cin threat assessments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Empowering \u200bStates through the ERPO Resource Center Initiative<\/h3>\n<p>During her\u200d visit, Harris introduced the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center \u2014 a \u2064pioneering national entity dedicated to \u200daiding states with &#8220;red flag&#8221; laws. This initiative amplifies the White House&#8217;s commitment to gun violence prevention and underscores Harris&#8217;s\u2063 pivotal \u200brole in spearheading these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The ERPO Resource Center will provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Training for stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Technical assistance\u2064 for state \u200cand local governments<\/li>\n<li>Support for behavioral health and social service workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s advocacy for the red\u2062 flag \u200blaws aligns with the Biden administration&#8217;s overarching goal of enhancing crisis intervention \u200cprograms nationwide. By leveraging federal resources, such as the $750 million allocated through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the administration aims to \u200bamplify state-level initiatives aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connecticut-will-use-unspent-covid-relief-funds-to-fight-crime-gun-violence\/\" title=\"Connecticut Will Use Unspent COVID Relief Funds To Fight Crime, Gun Violence\">curbing gun violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Persisting Challenges and the Road Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the progress made by some states,\u2063 Harris&#8217;s call to action extends to the 29 states yet to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-toomey-biden-not-helpful-in-gun-reform\/\" title=\"Sen. Toomey: Biden not helpful in gun reform\">adopt red flag laws<\/a>. With Florida&#8217;s success story \u2064as a testament to the efficacy of such legislation, the Vice President urges swift action and the mobilization\u2064 of federal resources to equip all states in the fight against gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>As the sun sets on Parkland, Harris&#8217;s resounding message lingers in the air, echoing the collective resolve to prevent such tragedies and champion a safer future for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris visited Parkland, Florida, touring the deadliest high school shooting site in U.S. history. She revealed new White House gun violence prevention measures, urging states to adopt \u201cred flag\u201d laws. This visit underscores the Biden administration&#8217;s push for increased gun safety measures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2650,"featured_media":2204878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24081735757843-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24081735757843-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204877","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\/2650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}