Source: The Jerusalem Post
On August 13, 1999, The Jerusalem Post reported that President Clinton was to discuss the Los Angeles Jewish center shootings with American Jewish leaders at the White House on Thursday, August 12th. Attorney General Janet Reno addressed the shootings at her weekly briefing on Wednesday at the Justice Department: "Hate crimes represent an attack not just on individual victims, but also on the victims' communities. They tear at the very fabric of a people's life...I believe we must seriously explore the possibility of requiring the licensing of all handguns." President Clinton also addressed the shootings: "I can only hope that this latest incident will intensify our resolve to make America a safer place, and a place of healing across the lines that divide us."