The Biden administration has put its weight behind the two gun control bills in the House, The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 and the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.
The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021(H.R.8) was put forward by California Democrat Mike Thompson and if passed would make a background check mandatory for every gun sale.
The Enhanced Background Check Act of 2021 was presented to South Carolina Democrat James Clyburn and if it were to pass only those with a federal firearms license could transfer firearms from one individual to another and would also enhance the current background check process.
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The Biden administration said Monday it “looks forward” to working with Congress to strengthen the federal gun background check system and to implement “commonsense” steps to reduce gun violence, urging the House to pass two measures that would “close existing loopholes” in the system.
“Gun violence is a public health crisis,” the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement of administration policy on Monday.
“Every day, gun violence—community violence, domestic violence, suicides, and mass shootings—takes American lives and forever alters many more,” OMB continued. “Last year, we saw record levels of homicides in cities throughout our country, violence that disproportionately impacts Black and Latino communities.”
