connecticut, is nbc news correspondent julie tsirkin. so he s doing this in tandem with senator chris murphy out there in connecticut, who you cover closely, and who obviously finds this issue very close to him, given what happened in sandy hook and connecticut. president biden made a point to say that this was just the beginning. the legislation he passed last year, it was just the beginning. what did he say, julie, today, about what the next possible steps are? reporter: yeah, he said three times forcefully, we are not finished. we are not finished. we are not finished, and that, he said, is what everyone in this group can agree on, this audience, of course, full of gun violence survivors, of parents of sandy hook students who were murdered in that massacre ten years ago, close to where the president addressed this group moments ago. and touted the accomplishments of the bill he just laid out. he called on congress to do more, specifically when it comes
archive. president biden calling on congress to do something about it on an op-ed on the anniversary of the buffalo shooting in usa today, writing in part quote, we cannot sit back and pass this problem off to the next generation to solve. if we wait, too many of them will never have the chance to grow up. they deserve better than that, as do all the gun violence survivors and victims families asking congress to do more, for god sake, do something. jermaine lee is in buffalo as folks reflect on the changed their committee forever. alicia, even though we are commemorating one year since ten lives were stolen here in buffalo at top supermarket behind me, as we see folks gathering here to pay their respects to those they lost but also speak to what they hope will be a healing. what we are commemorating that when you re, for many folks i talked to today and throughout the weeks leading up to this sad anniversary, they are still trapped in that moment, in that day, a year ago, when th
to act. now this statement comes on the anniversary of that deadly shooting at that supermarket in buffalo. it also comes ten days before the anniversary of that shooting in uvalde, texas, where 19 children and 2 teachers were gunned down in the middle of a school day. the president wrote today, quote, america doesn t have to be a place where our children learn how to duck and cover or scan a movie theater for their exit options. we can t sit back and pass this problem off to the next generation to solve. he added, if we wait, too many will never have the chance to grow up. they deserve better than that, as do all gun violence survivors. the president says, for god s sake do something. you ll remember after that shooting in uvalde congress did pass some gun safety measures,