US President signs new executive order expanding gun background checks
US President Joe Biden signed the executive order that seeks to increase the number of background checks conducted during gun sales, saying this is "common sense".
US President Joe Biden signed the executive order that seeks to increase the number of background checks conducted during gun sales, saying this is "common sense".
In a major development, 10 Republicans signed onto the bipartisan framework, which means any legislation based on its principles has a good chance of mustering 60 votes and overcoming a filibuster on the Senate floor, reported The Hill.
However, states are rushing toward new gun restrictions in a hope that Congress will be able to take swift action against gun violence.
Experts already predicted that gun violence will get even worse this summer when it historically goes up with the arrival of warm weather.
"Folks, this (gun violence) shouldn't be a red or blue issue... It's an American issue," Biden said.
The gunfire erupted right outside the courtyard along 1300 block of Columbia Road, about two-three km from the White House on Thursday night.
Police have called the shooting a random act of violence.
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