US President Signs a New Executive Order Expanding Gun Background Checks

On Tuesday (local time), US President Joe Biden signed the executive order to increase the number of background checks conducted during gun sales, saying this is “common sense.”

“Today I am announcing another executive order,” Biden said during a press conference on gun violence. They will speed up and intensify their efforts to save more lives quickly. This executive order aids in keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people.

As I continued to urge Congress to require background checks on all firearm sales, my executive order directs my attorney general to take every lawful action possible to bring us as close to universal background checks as possible without new legislation.” “It’s just common sense to check to see if someone is a felon and a domestic abuser before buying a gun,” he added.

Biden also stated that he signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun safety law in 30 years, into law last year. In addition, he has signed more executive actions to reduce gun violence than any of my predecessors have at this point in their administrations.

New Executive Order Expanding Gun Background Checks

According to the White House, the Executive Order will keep more guns out of the hands of dangerous people by increasing the effective use of “red flag” laws, strengthening efforts to hold the gun industry accountable, and accelerating law enforcement efforts to identify and apprehend shooters posing a threat to communities.

President Biden also urges the Federal Trade Commission to publish a public report on how gun manufacturers market firearms to minors.

“Last year, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun violence reduction legislation enacted in nearly 30 years.

When the Act was passed, he urged Congress to capitalize on the bipartisan momentum and advance additional commonsense measures to reduce gun violence. “He has repeatedly called on Congress to prohibit assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring background checks for all gun sales, mandating safe firearm storage, closing the dating violence restraining order loophole, and repealing gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability,” according to the statement.

“As he continues to call on Congress to act, President Biden will do everything he can to reduce gun violence and save lives. “As a result, over the last two years, President Biden has taken more executive action to reduce gun violence than any other president at this point in their presidency,” the statement continued.

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