President Biden has spoken out in the wake of the Highland Park mass shooting that left six people dead and dozens injured.
On the Fourth of July, as the Independence Day parade was underway in the Illinois town of Highland Park, 22-year-old Robert ‘Bobby’ Crimo III started shooting people from the rooftop of a local store.
Following the mass shooting, President Biden spoke out and doubled down on his calls for gun reform as he vowed not to give up on his fight against gun violence.
“Jill and I are shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day,” he said.
Speaking moments before the suspect was arrested and brought into custody, Biden added: “I have spoken to Governor Pritzker and Mayor Rotering, and have offered the full support of the Federal government to their communities.
“I also surged Federal law enforcement to assist in the urgent search for the shooter, who remains at large at this time.”
Though Congress passed the first major gun control bill in three decades just two weeks ago in response to the Uvalde school shooting, Biden insisted more is to be done to counter gun violence and mass shootings.
“But there is much more work to do, and I’m not going to give up fighting the epidemic of gun violence,” he added.
Speaking out was also Vice President Kamala Harris who vowed to fly to Chicago to address the National Association of Educators NEA.
“When we look at the issue of gun violence, and when we look at the dangers that it presents to communities, it ranges and it is something that we should take very seriously. The President recently signed bipartisan legislation to address the issue of gun violence but we clearly have much more to do,” she said.
Meanwhile, several Democratic lawmakers reacted to the shooting with horror as they called for an end to gun violence.
“Hearing of loss of life and others injured. My condolences to the family and loved ones; my prayers for the injured and for my community; and my commitment to do everything I can to make our children, our towns, our nation safer. Enough is enough!” Congressman Brad Schneider said.
“As families come together to celebrate America, they are gunned down in the scourge of gun violence plaguing it,” Senator Ed Markey added.
“The Bipartisan Gun Law was a first step, but Congress must do more to stop this deadly epidemic and save lives.”
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