President Joe Biden mourned with Asian American survivors of a mass shooting in a Los Angeles suburb and wielded his limited powers to tighten firearms controls, while pressuring Congress to “do something big.”| AFP
Biden then urged Congress, where Republicans have pushed back for decades against stricter gun purchase laws, to take “responsibility” and to clamp down on the hugely popular semi-automatic, military style rifles most often used in mass shootings.
Polls show overwhelming popular support for a blanket rule requiring that anyone purchasing a firearm be checked for a criminal record. Currently, only federally licensed dealers — responsible for less than half of gun sales — are required to run background checks nationwide. In addition, some states have imposed their own additional requirements.
Biden also said his executive order — an action a president can implement without congresional approval, though only through federal rather than individual state agencies — will also tighten the screws on irresponsible gun dealers.
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