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President Biden on Friday will announce the creation of a new office for gun violence prevention, an escalation of the administration’s efforts to tackle the issue amid stalled progress in Congress, according to four people briefed on the action who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that were not yet public.

Biden and Vice President Harris are scheduled to announce the new office at an event in the White House Rose Garden on Friday afternoon, the people said.

Greg Jackson, a gun violence survivor who is the 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 have key roles in the office, the people said.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is what you said:

You only learn so much by reading. Its why every education system has theory and practical. You learn handling, culture, nuances you wouldn’t know otherwise. But you also gain credibility. You would also gain power. The power in that if you are a client you gain some attention in the eyes of the companies and groups who sell these products. Like a shareholder, your opinion gains more weight. That weight can be used to tip the culture towards what you believe it should be if you find others with similar weight and views.

Nowhere there does it say what I would learn from a gun that I couldn't find out by reading. No one is denying that a person with a gun is more powerful than a person without a gun. That is also something I can learn by reading.

[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea it does. And I did not say powerful as a result of owning a gun. I said powerful in that your opinion has more weight to being more knowledgeable.

Gotta be honest, and not trying to be rude but you're showing a good example why just reading is not a great way to learn something. You miss a lot of things.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So now not only do I have to own a gun in order to have an opinion about gun regulation, I can't have an opinion on it because "I miss a lot of things?"

That's quite the gatekeeping you're doing.

[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is your interpretation but was never said

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm going to respectfully decline as this is feeling too much like a reddit thread at this point.