Vice President Kamala Harris is paying a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the site of one of the nation’s most brutal and tragic school shootings. The purpose of her visit is to push for red flag laws and other restrictions ostensibly aimed at curbing gun violence in America.
Her visit underscores a significant moment in the Biden administration’s efforts to impose more restrictions on firearms. She is expected to tout the White House’s supposed efforts against gun homicides while trying to persuade the public to allow more laws restricting their right to keep and bear arms.
Harris was meeting with families of the victims and is walking the halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where the murders happened in a building that is planned to be demolished later this year.
As part of her visit, Harris will call for 29 of the 50 states that have no “red flag” laws laws to pass them and encourage 15 more states that have the laws to start using available federal funds to implement them, according to a White House official.
The laws allow courts to issue “extreme risk protection orders” removing firearms from individuals considered at risk of harming themselves or others.
Florida’s Democrats welcomed Harris’ visit and took a shot at the state’s Republicans, who have passed laws protecting gun rights.