“President Biden’s executive order today is a home run for public safety,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. But local and state law enforcement agencies are not required to report ballistics data, and many do not, making the clearinghouse less effective.Īnd the president is asking the Federal Trade Commission to issue a public report analyzing how gun manufacturers market to minors and use military images to market to the general public. He is also mandating better reporting of ballistics data from federal law enforcement for a clearinghouse that allows federal, state and local law enforcement to match shell casings to guns. He is directing Attorney General Merrick Garland to shore up rules for federally licensed gun dealers so they know they are required to do background checks as part of their licenses. More mental health support for grief and trauma, financial aid for victims and for businesses forced to close during a lengthy police investigations. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency can respond to natural disasters to provide on-the-ground support, the government should be able to do the same for a mass shooting, he said. His order on Tuesday directs the Cabinet to complete a plan to better structure the government to support communities suffering from gun violence.

He has been emboldened by the midterm elections when his regular talk of gun control didn’t result in massive Democratic losses, and he’s expected to continue to argue for strong changes as he moves toward a 2024 reelection run, his aides say.

“I’m determined to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines,” Biden told the families of some of the victims who were in the audience for his remarks, along with the 26-year-old who wrestled the semiautomatic pistol away from the gunman.īiden’s rhetoric has grown ever stronger about guns - he routinely calls for banning assault weapons - in pushing a gun-control platform even tougher than during the Obama administration when he was vice president. He announced fresh federal measures to curb gun violence but emotionally declared there must be more. (AP) - The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in this suburban Los Angeles community where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 in January.

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