TheWhite House Office of Gun Violence Prevention was anoffice of the White House tasked with carrying out the president's gun violence prevention agenda. PresidentJoe Biden announced the office in the Rose Garden of the White House on September 22, 2023.[1] He appointed Vice PresidentKamala Harris to oversee the office and three subject experts to lead the work:Stefanie Feldman as director and gun violence survivors Greg Jackson and Rob Wilcox as deputy directors.[2][3]
Within hours of the inauguration of PresidentDonald Trump on January 20, 2025, the office was shut down and its White House web page taken offline.
March for Our Lives is credited with first calling for a White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.[4] SenatorChris Murphy and CongressmanMaxwell Frost authored legislation directing the president to create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention in theU. S. Justice Department.[5]
The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention announced dozens of executive actions to reduce gun violence, helped federal agencies distribute funding to communities impacted by gun violence, and oversaw implementation of theBipartisan Safer Communities Act. The office summarized its first year of work in a report.[6] AfterDonald Trump closed the office, numerous members of Congress and gun violence prevention leaders heralded the office's accomplishments and supported legislation to create a permanent office of gun violence prevention inside theU.S. Department of Justice.[7]
The office faced sharp criticism from theNational Rifle Association of America and theNational Shooting Sports Foundation.[8][9]
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