US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law, the first major federal gun reform in three decades. Earlier this week, the bill received bipartisan support in Congress.
The bill is now law, coming in response to multiple mass shootings last month in the country.
The bill includes provisions to help states keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be a danger to themselves or others and blocks gun sales to those convicted of abusing unmarried intimate partners.
The law includes enhanced background checks for those under 21, funding for mental health and school safety, incentives for states to implement “red flag” laws, and limits on the “boyfriend loophole.”
“God willing, it’s going to save a lot of lives,” Biden said at the White House as he finished signing the bill.
The House on Friday passed the bill by 234-193, including 14 Republicans voting with Democrats. The Senate passed the bill in a late-night vote Thursday.
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