President Biden is planning to sign an executive order to address gun violence during a visit on Tuesday to Monterey Park, California, where a gunman shot 20 people, killing 11, during a Lunar New Year celebration in January.
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in June of last year, is a far cry from what gun reform advocates had been calling for, as it fails to address the root causes of gun violence in the U.S. or hold the gun lobby accountable for firearms-related deaths. The bill increased funding for mental health and so-called school safety measures. It also enhanced background checks for gun purchases by those under the age of 21 and created incentives for states to fund “red flag laws,” which allow judges to order that people’s weapons be confiscated if they are deemed a danger to themselves or others.
, which have been selectively enforced by police and other agencies to criminalize Black, Latinx, and other marginalized communities. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , for example, noted that the law focused on “increased criminalization and juvenile criminalization instead of having the focus on guns.”
“If we’re talking about just using this as an excuse to dramatically increase an enforcement mechanism that we know is not capable, right now, of preventing mass shootings, then I’m not really interested in doing something for show for the American public,” she said of the bill.We’re proud to publish real news 365 days of the year, completely free of charge to our readers.
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