Biden: Gun Violence ‘Stains Our Character’ and Pierces the ‘Soul of Our Nation’
President Joe Biden is declaring that gun violence “stains our character and pierces the very soul of our nation.” In a statement on Friday, Biden noted he and Vice President Kamala Harris had been briefed about the…
President Joe Biden is declaring that Gun Violence “stains our character and pierces the very soul of our nation.”
In a statement on Friday, Biden noted he and Vice President Kamala Harris had been briefed about the fatal mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indiana, where a gunman killed eight people and wounded several.
He mentioned the fatal shootings the nation recently experienced in one week. The first shooting took place at spas in and around Atlanta, Georgia, and the second took place at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.
“While we await critical details about the shooting, its motivation, and other key information, once again, I have the solemn duty of ordering the flag lowered at half-staff at the White House, public buildings and grounds, and military posts and embassies, just two weeks after I gave the last such order,” Biden said.
The president called Gun Violence an “epidemic” in the United States and said it is something “we should not accept.”
Biden explained, “We must act. Last week, I called on the Justice Department to better protect Americans from Gun Violence