The US Congress on Friday approved a bipartisan bill aimed at restricting access to firearms, the most important reform in the last 30 years in the fight against the wave of gun violence.
After the Senate approved the bill on Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the package of measures that introduces new gun limitations and dedicates billions of dollars to mental health and safety in schools.
The agreement now approved only needs the signature of US President Joe Biden to become law.
The legislation aims to strengthen background checks for younger firearms buyers, require more sellers to conduct background checks, and increase penalties for gun trafficking.
The law also seeks to prohibit couples convicted of domestic violence from obtaining firearms and giving money to the 19 states and the District of Columbia, which facilitate the temporary removal of firearms from people considered dangerous, and to other states with prevention programs. of violence.
US Senate approves bill to restrict access to firearms
The last big move in this area by Congress had been a ban on assault firearms, automatic or semi-automatic. The decision entered into force in 1994 but expired ten years later.
Source: Observadora
