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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.
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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act signed into law
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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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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