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President Joe Biden has announced new measures that would strengthen background checks on gun purchases in the country following a recent series of mass shootings.
Speaking in Monterey Park, California on Tuesday afternoon, Biden announced his new executive order that would direct his Cabinet members to strengthen gun background checks to “save more lives more quickly.” Biden’s visit occurred nearly two months after the Monterey Park mass shooting which was followed by another incident that killed seven people in Half Moon Bay, California.
Biden ordered his Cabinet members to increase the number of background checks conducted before any firearm purchases occur. The executive order would also expand public awareness campaigns about the Extreme Risk Protection Order law, also known as the red flag law, in partnership with law enforcement, healthcare providers, educators and other community leaders.
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