White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention was an office of the White House tasked with carrying out the president's gun violence prevention agenda. President Joe Biden announced the office in the Rose Garden of the White House on September 22, 2023.^[1] He appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee the office and three subject experts to lead the work: Stefanie Feldman as director and gun violence survivors Greg Jackson and Rob Wilcox as deputy directors.^[2]^[3]

Within hours of the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, the office was shut down and its White House web page taken offline.

Origin

March for Our Lives is credited with first calling for a White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.^[4] Senator Chris Murphy and Congressman Maxwell Frost authored legislation directing the president to create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the U. S. Justice Department.^[5]

Accomplishments

The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention announced dozens of executive actions to reduce gun violence, helped federal agencies distribute funding to communities impacted by gun violence, and oversaw implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The office summarized its first year of work in a report.^[6]

After Donald Trump closed the office, numerous members of Congress and gun violence prevention leaders heralded the office's accomplishments and supported legislation to create a permanent office of gun violence prevention inside the U.S. Department of Justice.^[7]

Criticisms

The office faced sharp criticism from the National Rifle Association of America and the National Shooting Sports Foundation.^[8]^[9]

References

^ C-SPAN (2023-09-22). President Biden Announces Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Retrieved 2025-04-05 – via YouTube.
^ House, The White (2023-09-21). "President Joe Biden to Establish First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, To Be Overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris". The White House. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ Zoë Richards (2023-09-22). "White House to create first federal office dedicated to gun violence prevention". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention". March For Our Lives. 2024-04-11. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
^ Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT (2023-03-22). "S.951 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
^ House, The White (2024-09-23). "FACT SHEET: PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ISSUE REPORT ON PROGRESS MADE TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE ONE YEAR AFTER CREATING WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION". The White House. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
^ "After Trump Shutters White House Office, Murphy, Frost Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation To Establish Office Of Gun Violence Prevention | U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut". www.murphy.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
^ "NRA-ILA | Biden Creates New Office to Funnel Taxpayer Funds to Gun Control Advocacy". NRA-ILA. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
^ Hetland, Brody (2024-11-13). "NSSF Urges President-Elect Trump to Disband White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention". NSSF. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

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[1] C-SPAN (2023-09-22). President Biden Announces Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Retrieved 2025-04-05 – via YouTube.

[2] House, The White (2023-09-21). "President Joe Biden to Establish First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, To Be Overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris". The White House. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[3] Zoë Richards (2023-09-22). "White House to create first federal office dedicated to gun violence prevention". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

[4] "White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention". March For Our Lives. 2024-04-11. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

[5] Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT (2023-03-22). "S.951 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

[6] House, The White (2024-09-23). "FACT SHEET: PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ISSUE REPORT ON PROGRESS MADE TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE ONE YEAR AFTER CREATING WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION". The White House. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

[7] "After Trump Shutters White House Office, Murphy, Frost Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation To Establish Office Of Gun Violence Prevention | U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut". www.murphy.senate.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

[8] "NRA-ILA | Biden Creates New Office to Funnel Taxpayer Funds to Gun Control Advocacy". NRA-ILA. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2025-04-11.

[9] Hetland, Brody (2024-11-13). "NSSF Urges President-Elect Trump to Disband White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention". NSSF. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

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