White House Office of Gun
Violence Prevention Goes Dark


(screenshot: whitehouse.gov/ogvp)

By Susanne Edward. Feb 6, 2025

The Biden administration's White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention is no more—at least that is what it looks like.

The small staff of the office resigned in the days leading up to President Donald Trump's (R) inauguration, and within hours of President Trump taking office on January 20, 2025, the department was seemingly shut down, and its White House web page was taken offline.

While no official press release has been issued, the removal of the office's online presence is an encouraging sign the Trump administration has no interest in perpetuating the anti-gun office formerly overseen by none other than Kamala Harris.

It remains unclear at this early stage whether Trump will formally dissolve the office as a statement against Biden's approach, allow it to fade away, or redirect it to actually target firearm related crime as he reorganizes the White House to fit his vision. .....

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