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Biden to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention

www.politico.com Biden to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention

Stefanie Feldman, a longtime Biden aide, will serve in a leading role.

President Joe Biden will announce the creation of the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention on Friday, fulfilling a key demand of gun safety activists as legislation remains stalled in Congress, according to two people with direct knowledge of the White House’s plans.

Stefanie Feldman, a longtime Biden aide who previously worked on the Domestic Policy Council, will play a leading role, the people said.

Greg Jackson, executive director of the Community Justice Action Fund, and Rob Wilcox, the senior director for federal government affairs at Everytown for Gun Safety, are expected to hold key roles in the office alongside Feldman, who has worked on gun policy for more than a decade and still oversees the policy portfolio at the White House. The creation of the office was first reported by The Washington Post.

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Oh, man. Can you imagine the misery of being appointed to this post? Literally half of the government would hate and despise you and would look for ways to undercut you just to have an extra talking point while they stand in the hall talking to Fox News. And to top it off, what could you actually do to affect change? I sympathize with the poor workers of this office.

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Next time a Republican takes office they will set this department's budget to 1 dollar, just like the consumer protection bureau. It will get to the point that parts of the government will only work when dems are in charge.

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What are they going to do that the ATF and FBI don’t already do?

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Whoo boy, that's gonna set off the crazies. And finally Rick Scott will know which Federal agency he wants to eliminate when asked the question. I don't see this as particularly effective or constructive going into an election year. But what do I know?

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It’s a nice thought.

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“After months of research, we have written a 1000 page report proving the solution is fewer guns.”

Republicans: “MORE GUNS! ARM EVERYONE!”

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From the WaPo article:

The new office will report up through Stefanie Feldman, the White House staff secretary and a longtime Biden policy aide who has worked on the firearms issue for years, the people said. Feldman previously worked on the Domestic Policy Council and still oversees the gun policy portfolio at the White House.

So it's going to be a purely policy role within the White House? Well that's disappointing. I was hoping it was going to be somewhere in HHS, or at least DoJ.

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3, 2, 1...here come the gun nuts...

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Great idea, but I do not have faith that this will be well executed.

If the democrats had the same drive as their republican counterparts, this would be a better country.

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The only reason the GOP is as powerful as it is is because the Dems are so fucking terrible at playing the damn game. Pick your battles. Good idea or not - Biden is trying real hard to lose this election.

The biggest single-issue voting blocks in the county are pro-lifers and pro-gun people. Even if most people want stronger gun control and better abortion access, they don't base the entirety of their votes on those positions. It's not like Dems or moderates who are anti-gun would vote for Trump or Biden were pro-gun.

The only time being pro gun-control is advantageous is in a primary, which Biden doesn't have to worry about. In the general election it's entirely detrimental to a campaign.

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about time

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Hopefully he can stay awake and read the teleprompter, and do exactly as he's told.

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