A Florida congressman and two senators announced legislation to establish an Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the U.S. Department of Justice on March 22. Author of the bill, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), says gun violence is the defining issue of his generation.
“This issue is robbing our kids of their childhoods,” Frost said at a press conference announcing the bill.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrats, are sponsoring the bill in the Senate. Murphy said the bill would set up an office that can work with other government agencies to address a serious public health problem.
“We’re losing a generation of kids,” Murphy said….