NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE SUPPORTS WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, URGES CONGRESS TO ACT

NEW YORK (September 22, 2023) --National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today commended President Biden and Vice President Harris for creating the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and joined them in urging Congress to enact universal background checks, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

"The conscientious leadership of the Biden-Harris administration on the issue of gun violence prevention stands in stark contrast to the disgraceful apathy of too many members of Congress," Morial said. "We look forward to working productively and effectively with the new agency to implement President Biden's executive orders on gun violence and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and to find new strategies to stem the tide of gun violence."