'We owe it to the courageous, young survivors and to the families who lost part of their soul ten years ago to turn their pain into purpose,' President Biden said, calling for more to be done to tackle the nation's gun violence epidemic.
in 30 years. Passed after mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, the legislation provides grants to states for “red flag” laws, enhances background checks to include juvenile records, and closes the “boyfriend loophole” by keeping guns away from unmarried dating partners convicted of abuse. It will also require enhanced background checks for people ages 18 to 21 and funding for youth mental health services.
"Still, we must do more," Biden said."I am determined to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like those used at Sandy Hook and countless other mass shootings in America." Banning assault weapons has been at the top of Biden's agenda this year, though it faces uncertain legislative odds due to opposition from Republicans in Congress. President Bill Clinton signed the first and only U.S. assault weapons ban into law in 1994, but it expired in 2004.
Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. must eliminate these weapons, which he said,"have no purpose other than to kill people in large numbers." He
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