Atty. Gen. William Barr has announced a new initiative that would better enforce the U.S. gun background check system, coordinate state and federal gun cases and ensure prosecutors quickly update databases to show when a defendant can’t possess a firearm.
Atty. Gen. William Barr announced a new initiative Wednesday that would better enforce the U.S. gun background check system, coordinate state and federal gun cases and ensure prosecutors quickly update databases to show when a defendant can’t possess a firearm because of mental health issues.
“Gun crime remains a pervasive problem in too many communities across America,” Barr said in a statement.The program “will strengthen our efforts to reduce gun violence by allowing the federal government and our state and local partners to better target offenders who use guns in crimes and those who try to buy guns illegally,” Barr said.
“We are going forward with all the operational steps that we can take that do not require legislative action,” Barr said.
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