Biden signs gun safety bill into law
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden signs gun safety bill into law

NPR  

Biden signs gun safety bill into law Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major gun safety legislation passed by Congress in nearly 30 years. "While this bill doesn't do everything I want, it does include actions I've long called for that are going to save lives," Biden said just before signing the measure. Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images In addition, the bill expands an existing law that prevents people convicted of domestic abuse from owning a gun to include dating partners rather than just spouses and former spouses. The Supreme Court struck down New York law restricting concealed carry Biden's action also comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision saying there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense, striking down a New York law that restricted concealed carry.

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Biden, Harris condemn gun violence after Georgia school shooting: ‘We cannot continue to accept this as normal’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden, Harris condemn gun violence after Georgia school shooting: ‘We cannot continue to accept this as normal’

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have released scathing statements after the shooting at Georgia’s Apalachee High School on Wednesday morning, September 4. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris condemn gun violence after Georgia school shooting ‘We cannot continue to accept this as normal’ In a statement released by the White House and shared to X by Joe Biden, the president said he …

Georgia lawmaker urges panel to consider better firearms safety rules to deter child gun deaths
4 months ago

Georgia lawmaker urges panel to consider better firearms safety rules to deter child gun deaths

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A Georgia state senator is trying to change the terms of an entrenched partisan debate, saying he’s not interested in restricting gun ownership but in preventing the fatal shooting of children. Jones told the first meeting of the Senate Safe Firearm Storage Study Committee that his aim “is not a gun bill,” but instead he wants to build …

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
5 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday. The former president has claimed that Biden “has a 40-year record of trying to rip firearms out of the hands …

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
5 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed

LA Times  

President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, two years ago. More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Biden signed two years ago …

NRA slashed spending on federal lobbying amid legal troubles
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NRA slashed spending on federal lobbying amid legal troubles

Raw Story  

This article originally appeared in OpenSecrets. Following years of legal setbacks, internal strife and declining revenue, the National Rifle Association reported spending $540,000 in federal lobbying spending during the first quarter of 2024 — the least amount of money the group has spent at the start of a year since 2009, according to lobbying disclosures reviewed by OpenSecrets. Though the …

26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows
7 months, 3 weeks ago

26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows

Associated Press  

— Twenty-six Republican attorneys general filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging a new Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers across the United States to run background checks on buyers at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar stores. The lawsuits filed in federal court in Arkansas, Florida and Texas are seeking to block enforcement of the rule announced last month, which aims …

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers following Lewiston mass shooting
8 months ago

Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers following Lewiston mass shooting

LA Times  

Law enforcement officers stand near armored and tactical vehicles in Bowdoin, Maine, following a mass shooting Oct. 26 that killed 18 and injured another 13. The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after …

The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
8 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. Congress needs to finish the job and pass universal background checks legislation now.” The rule, which was finalized this week, makes …

The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
8 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers

New Indian Express  

Biden has made curtailing gun violence a major part of his administration and reelection campaign, creating the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris. The Biden administration first proposed the rule in August, after the passage of the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise in response to the massacre of …

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter background checks for young people went into effect in 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, the day after a school shooting in Iowa left a sixth-grader dead. The bipartisan law passed in June 2022 was the most sweeping gun legislation in decades …

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
1 year, 1 month ago

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first thing Greg Jackson did when he arrived in Lewiston, Maine, was to drive through the city, into its neighborhoods, past the crime scene tape and the boarded-up windows, to get a feel for a community reeling from a mass shooting. The deputy director of the new White House office of gun violence prevention was looking for …

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
1 year, 3 months ago

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he was determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launched the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings. “My administration has been working relentlessly to do something.” The new office of gun violence prevention will be led by Vice President Kamala …

White House to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, AP sources say
1 year, 3 months ago

White House to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, AP sources say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is creating the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, according to two people familiar with the plans. “The creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the White House will mark a turning point in how our federal government responds to an epidemic that plagues every state and every community in America,” said …

Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide. “Unlicensed dealers sell guns without running background checks, without keeping records, without observing the other crucial public safety requirements by which the community abides,” he said. Attorney General Merrick Garland said …

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
1 year, 4 months ago

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Though the session is not expected to result in …

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
1 year, 4 months ago

Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control

LA Times  

People hold hands at the state Capitol in Nashville before a special session of the Tennessee Legislature on public safety Monday. Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. More than half the states have …

Biden urges new laws to curb gun access after string of shootings
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden urges new laws to curb gun access after string of shootings

Al Jazeera  

The US president renews his call for banning assault rifles after a series of shootings kills at least 10 people. United States President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to act after a series of shootings in major cities killed at least 10 people, underscoring the country’s ongoing struggle with gun violence. In a White House statement released on Tuesday, Biden …

Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden will mark the anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

The Independent  

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Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

Associated Press  

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — President Joe Biden made a passionate call for tougher gun restrictions Friday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first significant piece of federal firearms legislation in nearly three decades but declaring it was only an “important first step.” He urged voters to defeat lawmakers who resist. You have to do something.” “If this Congress refuses to …

Biden says the gun safety movement has reached a ‘tipping point’ as he marks one year since passage of major legislation
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden says the gun safety movement has reached a ‘tipping point’ as he marks one year since passage of major legislation

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Friday marked one year since the passage of the first major gun safety legislation in a generation during a summit in Connecticut, as gun violence reaches record levels in the United States and additional congressional action remains stalled. “For me, and for most of you, here’s what it really is: It’s an important first …

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence
1 year, 7 months ago

'That One Bullet Is Still Reverberating': Moms Share Stories Of Gun Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Like most 17-year-olds, Melody McFadden’s life lay before her. “The polls show that a clear majority of Americans favor assault weapons bans,” John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety, told HuffPost. “Under NRA pressure, Congress let the ban lapse in 2004, and we see the fallout of their cowardice every time we get a news …

Gun safety proposals take big step forward at Minnesota Legislature
1 year, 7 months ago

Gun safety proposals take big step forward at Minnesota Legislature

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn, — A pair of gun violence prevention measures long sought by Minnesota Democrats were added Wednesday to a broad public safety budget bill, significantly raising their chances of becoming law. By unanimous voice votes, an all-Democratic House-Senate conference committee approved expanded background checks for gun transfers and a separate proposal for a “red flag law.” It would …

Biden again demands action after Texas mall mass shooting
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden again demands action after Texas mall mass shooting

Al Jazeera  

The US leader called on Congress to ban assault weapons after the latest mass shooting, which left nine dead. US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass gun control bills in the wake of yet another mass shooting that left nine people dead, including the gunman, at a Texas mall on Saturday. The Democratic president renewed calls on …

Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre
1 year, 7 months ago

Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded Second Amendment rights. “It’s a sad day for Colorado; we are becoming one of the most anti-Second Amendment states in the nation,” said …

Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills
1 year, 8 months ago

Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills

Associated Press  

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors under new laws signed Thursday by Gov. “We don’t have to live like this and today, we are showing we are not going to …

After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law
1 year, 8 months ago

After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law

LA Times  

Three 9-year-olds and three adults were shot and killed at an elementary school in Nashville. “There’s a moral price to pay for inaction.” Biden and others had hailed last year’s bipartisan gun bill — approved in the weeks after the shooting of 19 children and two adults at a school in Uvalde, Texas — as a new way forward. But, …

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden has made 70 unanswered pleas to Congress to ban assault weapons

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He has referenced a federal ban on assault weapons, called on Congress to renew …

US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden urges ban on assault weapons after Nashville shooting

Firstpost  

Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban after six people, including three children, were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, the White House said. “I …

Biden on gun control: ‘Do something, do something big’
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden on gun control: ‘Do something, do something big’

Associated Press  

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in this suburban Los Angeles community where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 in January. “But I’m here with you today to act.” The president told the crowd he’d signed an executive order aimed at stiffening background checks to …

Biden consoles Monterey Park over mass shooting, signs order to curb gun violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden consoles Monterey Park over mass shooting, signs order to curb gun violence

LA Times  

President Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order to curb gun violence and enhance background checks on firearms buyers, spending part of the afternoon consoling a Monterey Park community devastated by a mass shooting on the eve of Lunar New Year in January. Biden’s visit to Monterey Park comes as the U.S. has already seen 110 mass shootings so far …

Biden issues new order in effort to curb US gun violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden issues new order in effort to curb US gun violence

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to expand the use of background checks for firearm purchases as the United States grapples with persistent and devastating mass shootings. “This executive order helps keeps firearms out of dangerous hands as I continue to call on Congress to require background checks for all firearms sales.” The executive order aims to expand …

Biden to spotlight gun control in Monterey Park and meet U.K., Australia leaders in San Diego
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden to spotlight gun control in Monterey Park and meet U.K., Australia leaders in San Diego

LA Times  

President Biden will travel to California on Monday for a multiday visit that will include a stop in Monterey Park, the site of one of three mass shootings that rocked the state in January. Tsay met with Biden last month after traveling to Washington for the State of the Union address, during which the president referred to him as a …

Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden administration commends new assault weapon ban in Illinois

Al Jazeera  

Illinois joins eight other US states, including California and New York, in banning the sale of military-style firearms. Jean-Pierre said that Biden has “continued to press for more action to keep our homes, schools and communities safe, including federal laws requiring background checks for all gun sales and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines”. “In the meantime, the …

Gun terror in the US: How the country failed to protect over 6,000 children in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Gun terror in the US: How the country failed to protect over 6,000 children in 2022

Firstpost  

While President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan gun control bill into law in the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, not much has changed as popular and powerful assault-style weapons like the AR-15 remain easily available for purchase America has for long had a problem with guns and gun violence. The Uvalde massacre, the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook a …

Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘senseless’ Colorado Springs shooting
2 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘senseless’ Colorado Springs shooting

The Independent  

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US House passes bill banning certain assault rifles
2 years, 4 months ago

US House passes bill banning certain assault rifles

Al Jazeera  

Democrats say measure is ‘crucial’ to tackling mass shootings, but it’s unlikely to secure the Republican support in the Senate needed to become law. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

These are the gun control laws passed in 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

These are the gun control laws passed in 2022

CNN  

CNN — Several high-profile mass shootings and a sustained rise in gun violence across the United States in 2022 have spurred law enforcement officials and lawmakers to push for more gun control measures. Many states – including California, Delaware and New York – have also passed new laws to help curb gun violence, such as regulating untraceable ghost guns and …

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn Monday to showcase a new law meant to reduce gun violence, celebrating “real progress” after years of inaction. “We will not save every life from the epidemic of gun violence,” he added, “But if this law had been in place years ago, even this last year, lives …

Biden says gun violence has turned America’s communities into ‘killing fields’
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden says gun violence has turned America’s communities into ‘killing fields’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Monday said gun violence has turned everyday places in America into “killing fields” as he marked the passage of the first significant federal gun safety legislation in 30 years. The President continued, “That’s what we owe all those families represented here today and all over this country the past many years across our schools, …

New York moves to ban concealed guns in many places, including Times Square
2 years, 5 months ago

New York moves to ban concealed guns in many places, including Times Square

India Today  

New York lawmakers voted to pass new gun laws on Friday that ban weapons from a long list of "sensitive places," including Times Square, and require people who want a gun license to get more training and submit their social media accounts to government review. "Our state will continue to keep New Yorkers safe from harm, even despite this setback …

Highlights of bipartisan gun violence bill signed by Biden
2 years, 5 months ago

Highlights of bipartisan gun violence bill signed by Biden

Associated Press  

Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill that President Joe Biden signed on Saturday: —Expanded background checks: State and local juvenile and mental health records of gun purchasers will be part of federal background checks for buyers age 18 to 20. —Mental health: The bill will expand community behavioral health clinics, help states bolster mental health programs in schools and …

Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. “It’s time, when it seems impossible to get anything done in Washington, we are doing something consequential.” …

US president signs first major gun reform law in decades
2 years, 5 months ago

US president signs first major gun reform law in decades

Al Jazeera  

The law is the most impactful firearms measure produced by Congress since the enactment of the assault weapons ban in 1993. US President Joe Biden has signed the first major federal gun reform in three decades, a bipartisan compromise that comes in light of a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at …

What’s in US President Joe Biden’s bipartisan gun violence bill?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s in US President Joe Biden’s bipartisan gun violence bill?

Al Jazeera  

The new law is the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades and follows a spate of mass shootings in the US. US President Joe Biden has signed into law the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings. For God’s sake, just do something.’ Today we did.” …

Biden signs landmark bipartisan gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden signs landmark bipartisan gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’

LA Times  

President Biden, with First Lady Jill Biden, delivers remarks before signing into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill in a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Saturday. “It’s time, when it seems impossible to get anything done in Washington, we are doing something consequential.” The legislation will toughen background checks for …

‘Lives will be saved’: Biden signs first landmark US gun control bill; first significant law in decades
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Lives will be saved’: Biden signs first landmark US gun control bill; first significant law in decades

India TV News  

Highlights US President Joe Biden signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades Citing families of shooting victims, he said, “Their msg to us was to do something. He said the Bidens will host an event on July 11 for lawmakers and families affected by gun violence US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence …

Highlights of bipartisan gun violence bill OK’d by Senate
2 years, 6 months ago

Highlights of bipartisan gun violence bill OK’d by Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill the Senate approved Thursday and the House was expect to pass Friday: — Expanded background checks: State and local juvenile and mental health records of gun purchasers will be part of federal background checks for buyers age 18 to 20. — “Red flag” laws: Federal aid to the 19 states, plus …

Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to give nod to bipartisan gun violence bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to give nod to bipartisan gun violence bill

Firstpost  

The legislation would toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged dangerous Washington: A bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago is on the verge of winning final congressional …

US Senate passes historic gun violence bill, House passage is next
2 years, 6 months ago

US Senate passes historic gun violence bill, House passage is next

Firstpost  

Senate action came one month after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde. Just days before, a White man was accused of being motivated by racism as he killed 10 Black grocery shoppers in Buffalo Washington: The Senate easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill Thursday that seemed unthinkable a month ago, setting up final approval of …

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