Kamala Harris announces new office to implement ‘red flag’ gun control laws

Vice-president launches national resource center at site of 2018 Florida school shooting where 17 were killed

The White House has announced a new national office to support states implementing red flag" laws to combat gun violence, an initiative funded by the justice department.

Kamala Harris made the announcement on Saturday during a visit to Parkland, Florida, where she toured the site of the nation's worst high school shooting, the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre that killed 17.