, President Biden introduced six executive actions to reduce gun violence in the U.S. The actions include investing in community-based violence interventions, pushing for “red flag” legislation, and restricting the proliferation of certain types of guns.
“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment,” President Biden said at a this week where he unveiled the new actions, which he referred to as “initial steps my administration is taking to curb this epidemic of gun violence.”state that within 30 days the Justice Department will issue a proposed rule to cut down on the proliferation of “ghost guns,” which are guns that law enforcement can't easily trace.
Additionally, according to the executive actions, within 60 days, the Justice Department needs to publish a model of “red flag” legislation that states can adopt. These laws allow family members or law enforcement to temporarily prevent people in crisis from accessing a firearm if they may be a danger to themselves or others.
Other executive actions will invest in community-based interventions for violence , call for the Justice Department to begin releasing comprehensive annual reports on gun trafficking, and nominate a director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for the first time since 2015.
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