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statements-releases/2024-12/2024-12-16-statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-school-shooting-in-madison-wi.md

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+date: '2024-12-16'
+modified_time: 2024-12-16 19:03:57-05:00
+published_time: 2024-12-16 19:03:56-05:00
+source_url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/16/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-school-shooting-in-madison-wi/
+tags: statements-releases
+title: "Statement by Vice President Kamala\_Harris on the School Shooting in Madison,\_\
+  WI"
+---
+
+Over the weekend, our nation paused to remember the innocent children
+and brave educators who were taken from us 12 years ago when someone
+armed with a weapon of war walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in
+Newtown, CT. Today, senseless gun violence has once again visited our
+classrooms as students and teachers in Madison, WI had their last week
+of school before Christmas break tragically interrupted by a deadly
+shooting.  
+
+Doug and I are mourning the student and teacher who were killed and we
+are praying for all those who were injured, including those who remain
+hospitalized. We are also thinking of the young people and families who
+have had their lives forever changed by this act of gun violence. And we
+are sending our gratitude to the educators, members of law enforcement,
+first responders, and medical professionals who quickly and selflessly
+jumped into action to ensure that even more lives were not lost in this
+community.   
+
+As we hold our loved ones closer this holiday season, we must resolve to
+do everything in our power to end this epidemic that has become the
+leading cause of death for kids throughout America. While we have made
+necessary progress together over the last four years, including through
+the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years and our
+first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, there is more
+work to be done to ensure that every person has the freedom to live safe
+from the horror of gun violence. Congress and state legislatures must
+make background checks universal, pass red flag and safe storage laws,
+and ban assault weapons. These commonsense solutions will save lives and
+make our children and communities safer.
+
+\# \# \#