Sacramento, CA – At the invitation of President Biden, Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – Burbank) attended the White House ceremony today celebrating the passage of S.2938, the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The Act was drafted and passed in the wake of the recent tragic shootings in Texas. During his speech, President Biden said that “lives will be saved” through the passage of the Act and he further called for a national “safe gun storage effort.” Senator Portantino authored and passed California’s safe gun storage legislation and currently has SB 906 on the Governor’s desk, waiting signature. SB 906 calls on school districts to educate parents about safe storage and also requires robust investigations of violent threats made to school campuses.