Measures such as red-flag laws, expanded background checks and the 'boyfriend loophole' closure are intended to reduce lethal armed violence within the United States.

President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law on 25 June 2022, the first major federal gun-safety legislation in nearly three decades. The bill was negotiated after the May 2022 Uvalde school shooting by a bipartisan group of senators led by Chris Murphy (D-CT) with John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). It funded state red-flag laws, expanded background checks for buyers under 21, narrowed the domestic-violence 'boyfriend loophole,' criminalized gun trafficking and straw purchases, and provided billions for mental-health and school-safety programs.
President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law on 25 June 2022, the first major federal gun-safety legislation in nearly three decades. The bill was negotiated after the May 2022 Uvalde school shooting by a bipartisan group of senators led by Chris Murphy (D-CT) with John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). It funded state red-flag laws, expanded background checks for buyers under 21, narrowed the domestic-violence 'boyfriend loophole,' criminalized gun trafficking and straw purchases, and provided billions for mental-health and school-safety programs.
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Measures such as red-flag laws, expanded background checks and the 'boyfriend loophole' closure are intended to reduce lethal armed violence within the United States.