White House vows action on gun violence in late-night statement, says 'thoughts and prayers' not enough
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The White House released a statement late Tuesday night in which press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said thoughts and prayers are not enough to reduce gun violence.
She cited several instances of gun violence that made news headlines the last couple of days, including a gunman shooting two Newark, New Jersey, police officers from the roof of a building, rap artist Takeoff being killed in a shooting in Houston and 14 people being shot and injured in Chicago.
"These are only the shootings that made national headlines," Jean-Pierre said. "In other cases, we may not know the names of the victims but we equally mourn with their families and communities. Our deepest condolences are with the families of each and every one of the victims."
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