Joe Biden signed the law on Saturday which aims to put in place a regulation of firearms, the most important in nearly 30 years, but which remains well below what the American president aspired to.
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While this law does not include everything I want, it includes measures that I have long called for and that will save lives
,” he said at the White House before flying to the airport. 'Europe.
The text highlights in particular the support for laws, State by State, which would allow the weapons they possess to be removed from the hands of people deemed to be dangerous.
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He also wants to strengthen criminal and psychological background checks for gun buyers between the ages of 18 and 21 and introduce better control of the illegal sale of weapons, and the funding of programs dedicated to mental health.
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