Biden signs order on gun technology, orders research on active shooter drills to limit harm [Video]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she believes the right to be safe is a civil right — and that means a right to live free from gun violence — as President Joe Biden signed an executive order that seeks to restrict new technologies that make guns easier to fire and obtain.

“It is a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment, or you want to take everyone’s guns away,” Harris said during an East Room event to sign the order. “I am in favor of the Second Amendment and I believe we need to reinstate the assault weapons ban.”

Harris said the American people have a right to “live, work, worship and learn without fear of violence — including gun violence.”

The Democratic nominee for president leads the first-ever White House office of gun violence prevention, which aims to curb violence, help communities recover …