Family members hold portraits of the victims of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as US Vice President Kamala Harris departs them after speaking about gun safety measures at the high school in Parkland, Florida, March 23, 2024. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)
Harris said that "gun violence is the leading cause of death for children in America."
"You know, part of what I talk to families about is the fact that one of five families in America has a family member that has died because of gun violence," Harris said. "That the leading cause of death for the children of America is gun violence."
"And what I saw here today, after I spent time with the families during the walk through the building where these crimes occurred, is a moment frozen in time," she said.
US Vice President Kamala Harris gestures towards relatives holding portraits of the victims of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as she speaks to the press about gun safety measures at the high school in Parkland, Florida, March 23, 2024. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)
During her speech, Harris announced a new national office, the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center, which will provide assistance to 21 states that have implemented "red flag laws."
"Of the 21 that have passed red flag laws, I challenge the others to come on over," Harris said. "We got some resources for you to help you implement the work that you have done that has been the work of a leader on this tragic issue."
"Red flag" laws allow members of the public and law enforcement to petition courts for a civil order to temporarily suspend a person's access to firearms for fear that person might cause violence.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 13, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
He said that there are "many ways" that America can protect children without "infringement on Second Amendment rights."
"There are so many ways that we can protect our kids and our teachers at school that don't require the infringement on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners around the country," Petty said. "But the vice president and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention don't want to hear any of those solutions. What they want to do is create an opportunity for the vice president to spout gun control talking points at a site that, quite frankly, is hallowed ground at this point."
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"I find the whole thing offensive," he added.
Fox News has reached out to the White House for comment.
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