“The web page for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention that was once on the White House website is now offline.
The page currently redirects to a 404 error message.
The Office of Gun Violence Prevention was created by the Biden administration to “reduce gun violence, and to implement and expand upon key executive and legislative action taken to help save lives.”
Now, with the website taken down, it appears as if President Trump is following through on his promise to the National Rifle Association (NRA) to terminate Biden’s gun laws, despite gun violence rates falling rapidly during the previous president’s administration.” [Newsweek, Sophie Clark, January 22, 2025 – White House Gun Violence Prevention Website Goes Offline]
“In his inaugural address, President Trump stated his commitment to keeping Americans safe. But now – less than 24 hours later – he’s gutting the federal government’s ability to respond to gun crime and mass shootings.
The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention wasn’t about politics – it was about strengthening the government’s ability to protect Americans (more than 300 of whom are shot every single day) from guns. By shuttering it, Trump is putting the interests of the gun lobby above our kids, our communities, and our country.” [BradyUnited.org, January 21, 2025 – The inter-agency office – formed under President Biden – led to historic drops in gun crime and illegal gun sales]
Team Giffords
“President Trump has disbanded a federal school safety advisory board, which was created by Trump himself after the Parkland shooting where 17 people died. The goal of the advisory board was to help share resources and best practices related to school safety—an incredibly vital area of work, considering there were 330 shootings at schools in 2024.
Between this and his apparent dissolution of the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention, it’s clear that President Trump is choosing the gun lobby over saving lives.” [giffords.org]
Recommended Reading
A sweeping narrative ranging from the unsettled early American frontier and the battlefields of the Revolution to the history-making clashes within Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Bret Baier’s To Rescue the Constitution dramatically illuminates the life of George Washington, the Founder who did more than perhaps any other individual to secure the future of the United States.
George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. There is no doubt that the struggling new nation needed to be rescued—and that Washington was the only American who could bring them together.
After the victorious War of Independence, when a spirit of unity and patriotism might have been expected, instead the nation fractured. The states were no more than a loosely knit and contentious confederation, with no strong central union. It was an urgent matter that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention to meet in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787.
Setting aside his plan to retire to Mount Vernon, Washington agreed to be a delegate at Philadelphia. There he was unanimously elected president of the convention. After successfully bringing the Constitution into being, Washington then sacrificed any hope of returning to private life by accepting the unanimous election to be the nation’s first president. Washington was not known for brilliant oratory or prose, but his quiet, steady leadership gave life to the Constitution by showing how it should be enacted.
In this vivid and moving portrait of America’s early struggles, Baier captures the critical moments when Washington’s leadership brought the nation from the brink of collapse. Baier exposes an early America that is grittier and far more divided than is often portrayed—one we can see reflected in today’s conflicts.
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