WASHINGTON – American President Joe Biden today signs the bipartisan law for a close on arms before leaving for Germany and Spain where he will participate in the G7 and NATO summits. The White House reports. After signing, at 8.30 local time (14.30 in Italy), Biden will make statements from the Roosevelt Room. After the go-ahead for the law in the Senate two days ago, and following the president’s exhortation to act quickly, the House of Representatives approved the provision on Friday with 234 in favor and 193 against.
The bipartisan law, sparked by the umpteenth wave of pain and protests after the recent massacres, particularly that of the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, provides for tighter controls for buyers under the age of 21, 11 billion dollars in funding for mental health and $ 2 billion for school safety programs. In addition, the bill provides funding to incentivize states to implement “red flag” laws to remove firearms from people considered a threat. Not only that, it also puts an end to the so-called loophole of the “boyfriend”, according to which it was possible to avoid running into the prohibition of buying firearms if you were not married or did not live with the victim.