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The Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 6538, the bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022. image/salisburgfirearmsacademy.com Over the Fourth of July weekend, a mass shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, killed seven people. For hours before the arrest of the alleged perpetrator, police warned that the gunman was still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous.  Uvalde shooter video released. That same weekend in the United States, over 220 other people were shot and killed and over 570 people were injured as a result of gun violence.  The Active Shooter Alert Act would enable law enforcement to send out alerts about nearby active shooters. This common-sense bipartisan legislation is backed by more than ten leading law enforcement agencies. These agencies know firsthand the urgent need to share accurate and timely information to the general public during an active shooter situation. The bill would enhance the safety of communities and the of...

After meeting with law makers on Capitol Hill, actor Matthew McConaughey took to the podium during Tuesday's White House briefing to make an impassioned, public plea.  McConaughey joined Garnell Whitfield , the son of  Ruth Whitfield  who died during the Buffalo, New York Tops grocery store massacre in May, as well as other families of gun violence.                                                                                             McConaughey remarks on Uvalde school massacre. " My mother mattered ", said Whitfield as he asked lawmakers what they are doing to save lives. "You're elected to protect us and protect our way of life", said Whitfield. Watch, and listen (at the1:08 mark) as McConaughey (a native of Uvalde, Texas) talks about ...