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President Biden signed the largest gun control bill in almost 30 years on Saturday, within 24 hours of passing Congress at an extraordinary rate.
“Time is important. Life will be saved,” Biden said in a speech to the country. “From Colombine to Sandy Hook, Charleston, Orlando, Las Vegas, Parkland, El Paso, Atlanta, Buffalo, Yuvarde, and for the daily shootings on the street. Do you just do something for God?”
“Today we did,” he added.
The House passed a bipartisan, safer community law with 234-193 votes on Friday, and 14 Republicans crossed the party’s boundaries the day after the Senate passed the bill with 65-33 votes on Thursday night. I did.
The new law is an attempt to avoid the mass shootings that have plagued the United States for many years.
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Dozens of people were killed last month in two mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, each other within a week.
The Senate then passed gun control reforms between 10 Senate Republicans and 10 Senate Democrats and began negotiations to combat gun violence across the United States.
Push was largely opposed by Republican lawmakers, including minority leader Kevin McCarthy, but Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell endorsed the bill, “reducing the likelihood of these horrific incidents and complying with the law. It will help to fully support the right to the second amendment. ” “
The latest legislation encourages states to pass the Hazard Signals Act and expand background checks for ages 18-21.
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Which is Uvalde’s shooting, which killed 19 children and 2 teachers between the ages of 9 and 11, and Buffalo’s shooting, which is believed to have killed 10 people and injured 3 in a hate crime attack. Was done by the age of 18. Old man.
Legislators encouraged the state to publish records of previously sealed boys. This can increase the waiting time for a gun purchase by several days.
However, it is unclear whether the latest two mass shootings may have been thwarted by the latest regulations, even with new gun control measures.
Both 18-year-old men legally purchased AR-15-style rifles, and neither individual was flagged by the existing Danger Signals Act.
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The latest provisions requiring the state to publish boy records were evaluated for mental health concerns in 2021, but may have helped flag Buffalo shooter Peyton Gendron, who avoided the red flag. there is.
The bill also funds youth mental health programs.
“This bill doesn’t do everything I want, it includes the life-saving actions I’ve long sought,” Biden said. “I know there’s more to do, and I’ll never give up.
“But today is a monumental day,” he added.