WASHINGTON -- Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, Governor JB Pritzker and other leaders joined President Joe Biden at the White House Monday to commemorate the passage of landmark bipartisan gun safety legislation.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O'Neill and Congressman Brad Schneider were also at the event, which comesPresident Joe Biden touted the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expands background checks, encourages states to pass red flag laws and includes changes to the mental health system. This is the first meaningful piece of gun legislation to become law in 30 years. The president signed it into law at the end of June.
The families of gun violence victims, as well as survivors, from the Highland Park, Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings, were also present at the White House.ABC7 spoke with Pamela and Trevon on what the invitation to the celebration means to them."It's bittersweet because it took over 30 years before they could come up with a bipartisan bill, but it takes little steps," Bosely said.
On July 20, Senate Judiciary Chairman, Dick Durbin, will hold a hearing on the Highland Park mass shooting. Mayor Nancy Rotering is expected to testify.
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Do people realize this does nothing to reduce the number of guns? Totally toothless bill. It’s embarrassing people are calling this a win after yet another mass shooting. GovPritzker POTUS shannonrwatts SenSchumer
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