A new Biden campaign ad has been released honoring the victims of the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, as former President Donald Trump faces criticism on gun control.
The ad shows photos of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visiting Uvalde, with text appearing over the images.
“Joe Biden expanded background checks and fights to ban assault weapons,” the text read.
The video then cuts to a clip of Trump as text appears over it that reads: “Donald Trump has done nothing to keep us safe.”
At the end of the ad, a final text is shown: “I’ll never forget, I’ll never stop fighting.”
Shortly after the Uvalde shooting, Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which strengthens background checks for people under 21 and places restrictions on abusive domestic partners trying to buy a gun.
Trump, who is endorsed by the National Rifle Association and is a defender of the Second Amendment, spoke at an NRA convention a few days after the shooting, blaming “broken families” as he criticized efforts to control gun violence. called grotesque.
Last week marked the two-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Nearly 400 police officers from various agencies arrived on the scene that day and waited for more than an hour to confront and kill the gunman, who killed 19 children and two teachers.
On Friday, the victims’ families filed a lawsuit against Meta and the maker of the video game Call of Duty, claiming the companies are responsible for the products used by the shooter.
A day earlier, 19 families of victims killed or injured in Thursday’s shooting settled with the city of Uvalde for $2 million. The victims’ families also announced they had sued the Texas Department of Safety for $500 million.
“To the families of all the victims: I know that even after years have passed, there are days when it feels like you only got the news yesterday,” Biden wrote in a statement to the Uvalde community shared Friday. “While there are no words that can ease the pain you continue to feel, I pray you find comfort in reflecting on their memories and all they meant.”
