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Jill Biden Will Attend Vigil for Nashville Shooting Victims

  • Killings of six people at school revive debate about gun laws
  • President vows to press ahead, but legislation looks unlikely
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Biden on Nashville School Shooting: 'It's Sick'

First Lady Jill Biden will attend a memorial service on Wednesday evening for the victims of a mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school.

“We continue to call on Congress to act to pass an assault weapons ban and take additional actions to make our kids and communities safer,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Wednesday’s briefing as she announced the visit.