A father of a Parkland shooting victim was led away by police after scaling a crane near the White House for a dramatic protest on the deadly shooting’s anniversary Monday, while the congressman who represents the community urged President Joe Biden to use the State of the Union address to call for action on gun violence.
Biden and other Democrats commemorated the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which claimed the lives of 17 people and galvanized gun control activists nationally.
“We can never bring back those we’ve lost. But we can come together to fulfill the first responsibility of our government and our democracy: to keep each other safe. For Parkland, for all those we’ve lost, and for all those left behind, it is time to uphold that solemn obligation,” Biden said.
