The mass shootings and the armed violence are increasingly growing problems in USA. In an attempt to adjust the legislationthe government of Joe Biden announced that will expand background checks for buy firearms in the country.
The measure seeks to close certain “legal loopholes“around the sales at fairs and internet. According to a study carried out by the Gun Violence Archive association, in the United States there were more than 40,000 firearms-related deaths during 2023.
What will the new legislation to buy weapons be like?
The measure was announced by the vice president, Kamala Harriswho heads the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The government hopes that the new project will be challenged in court by pro-gun groups.
“Currently, gun stores are required by law to do a background check (on buyers) on every sale,” Harris said. However, the vice president assured that “for many decades” the sale of this type of products was carried out in “places that are not traditional stores“those who”they got away with it without doing the verification“.
The biggest problem that the US Government seeks to stop is, precisely, the sale of weapons without adequate supervision. In the US, thousands of unlicensed sellers trade each year dozens of pistols, shotguns and other weapons without checking the history of their buyers.
“Under the new regulation, it does not matter whether weapons are sold on the Internet, at fairs or in a brick store,” clarified the United States attorney general, Merrick Garland. The new legislation will force anyone who trades these types of products to “Have a license and conduct a background check“.
Mass shootings: a big American problem
The problem of easy access to firearms and the mass shootings It is a problem that increases every year in the United States. During 2023, at least 650 massacres in North American territory.
Definitions of what a mass shooting is vary by association, country or state. In general terms, it is considered a mass shooting to that incident in which 4 or more people are injured in the same place at the same time.
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So far in 2024, the United States has already registered 136 massacres, which gives an average of more than one incident per day. In addition, 215 deaths were recorded due to mass shootings.
The last big episode occurred on last February 14 in Kansas City. During the celebration parade of the Kansas ChiefsAmerican football team Superbowl winnertwo men opened fire on those present and left a balance of 2 injured and 22 dead.
At that time, Joe Biden He had already spoken out in favor of tougher legislation on the sale of weapons. Following the incident, the President of the United States urged people to “make your voice heard in Congressin order to finally be able to act and ban assault weapons, limit high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, and keep guns out of the reach of those who have no business owning or handling them“.
Source: Ambito
