Vice President Kamala Harris traveled Saturday to Parkland, Florida, where she toured the site of the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, announced new White House gun violence prevention measures, and called on more states to pass so-called “red flag” laws.
The visit comes as the Biden administration looks to highlight its progress on gun safety initiatives, including improving interagency communication and state and local response to mass shootings.
Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, there have been more than 394 school shootings in the U.S., according to data compiled by the Washington Post — exposing more than 360,000 students to gun violence.
Harris did not shy away from those grim statistics during her visit to Parkland. During the trip, she met with families of the Parkland
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