Wearing an Oxford High School shirt, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and others representing the Oxford community joined President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. at the White House today to celebrate the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to protect America's children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Coulter released the following statement following the White House ceremony:

"I was honored to be invited by President Joe Biden to celebrate the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Monday at the White House. I carried with me the memories of Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Justin Shilling, and Hana St. Juliana, as well as the other students and teachers wounded during the tragic shooting at Oxford High School last fall, to mark one of the most significant pieces of gun legislation passed by Congress in decades. I know this won't be the ultimate solution to preventing gun violence in our schools and cities, but it is a step in the right direction to begin to better protect our students and residents."