{"id":2380786,"date":"2024-12-17T02:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T07:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-harris-call-for-government-action-after-wisconsin-school-shooting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T02:48:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T07:48:19","slug":"biden-and-harris-call-for-government-action-after-wisconsin-school-shooting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-harris-call-for-government-action-after-wisconsin-school-shooting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden and Harris call for government action after Wisconsin school shooting &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-and-harris-call-for-government-action-after-wisconsin-school-shooting-washington-examiner%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=2380786&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--><p>President Joe\u2064 Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have urged for increased \u2064government action to combat gun violence \u2063following a tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. The incident left three individuals dead, including the\u2064 shooter, and resulted in multiple injuries. The call for action highlights \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-police-department-assigns-implicit-bias-training-saying-criminal-justice-system-was-set-up-by-white-men-to-benefit-white-men\/\" title=\"Georgia Police Department Assigns Implicit Bias Training Saying Criminal Justice System Was \u2018Set Up By White Men to Benefit White Men\u2019\">ongoing national conversation<\/a> about gun control and public safety in \u200dthe wake of such violent events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden and Harris call for government action after Wisconsin school shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1913058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> called for more government action to address gun violence after a shooting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3261793\/abundant-life-christian-school-shooting-multiple-injuries-reported-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Abundant Life Christian School<\/a> in Madison, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin<\/a>, reportedly left three people dead, including the shooter, and several others injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden called for Congress to take action while the vice president suggested several policy reforms to be passed at the federal and state levels. Both expressed their sympathy and condolences over the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, families in Madison, Wisconsin, are grieving the loss of those who were killed and wounded at Abundant Life Christian School,&rdquo; Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/16\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-shooting-at-abundant-life-christian-school-in-wisconsin\/\">said<\/a>. It&rsquo;s shocking and unconscionable. We need Congress to act. Now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From Newtown to Uvalde, Parkland to Madison, to so many other shootings that don&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">receive attention &#038;ndash<\/a>; it is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this scourge of gun violence,&rdquo; Biden added. &ldquo;We cannot continue to accept it as normal. Every child deserves to feel safe in their classroom. Students across our country should be learning how to read and write &ndash; not having to learn how to duck and cover.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris echoed similar sentiments. She referenced the Sandy Hook school shooting from 2012 as a reflection point to express disappointment that school shootings are still happening in the country 12 years later.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the weekend, our nation paused to remember the innocent children and brave educators who were taken from us 12 years ago when someone armed with a weapon of war walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/16\/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-school-shooting-in-madison-wi\/\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Today, senseless gun violence has once again visited our classrooms as students and teachers in Madison, WI., had their last week of school before Christmas break tragically interrupted by a deadly shooting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we have made necessary progress together over the last four years, including through the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-responds-to-new-gun-control-proposal-it-does-not-do-everything-that-i-think-is-needed\/\" title=\"Biden Responds To New Gun Control Proposal: \u2018It Does Not Do Everything That I Think Is Needed\u2019\">significant gun safety legislation<\/a> in nearly 30 years and our first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, there is more work to be done to ensure that every person has the freedom to live safe from the horror of gun violence,&rdquo; Harris noted. &ldquo;Congress and state legislatures must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/data-shows-april-marks-the-13th-straight-month-of-record-gun-sales\/\" title=\"Data Shows April Marks The 13th Straight Month Of Record Gun Sales\">make background checks universal<\/a>, pass red flag and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-sen-murphy-calls-for-national-safe-storage-gun-law-to-hold-parents-accountable\/\" title=\"Dem Sen. Murphy Calls for National Safe Storage Gun Law to Hold Parents &#039;Accountable&#039;\">safe storage laws<\/a>, and ban assault weapons. These commonsense solutions will save lives and make our children and communities safer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials identified Natalie Rupnow, a 15-year-old female student who attended the school. She used a 9mm pistol to carry out the attack, according to authorities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atf.gov\/rules-and-regulations\/gun-control-act\">Gun Control Act<\/a> is a federal law that prohibits anyone under the age of 18 from legally owning a firearm. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/misc\/lc\/information_memos\/2022\/im_2022_04\">Wisconsin state law<\/a> also restricts anyone under 18 from legally owning a gun.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1913058\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1913058\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden and Harris urge government action after Wisconsin school shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2380788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joe-Biden_Kamala-Harris_2024_hhb1x2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,38359,4021,46936],"class_list":["post-2380786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-government-action","tag-harris","tag-wisconsin-school-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joe-Biden_Kamala-Harris_2024_hhb1x2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380786","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380786"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380791,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380786\/revisions\/2380791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}