White House Renews Gun-Control Push Amid Murder Surge thereload.com/white-house-re…
Biden wants to address the nearly-25-percent jump in murder by passing an "assault weapons" ban, national "red flag" law, and repeal of liability protections for gun makers. He is implementing a new "zero-tolerance" policy for gun dealers who "willfully" violate regulations.
The primary focus of the strategy is on increasing enforcement efforts against gun makers and dealers. But that's unlikely to produce immediate benefits since ATF data shows most guns recovered in crimes were sold years or even decades beforehand. thereload.com/white-house-re…
Outside of gun-control efforts, the Biden Administration plans to repurpose $350 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to help localities hire more police officers--allowing them to bring on more cops than they had even before the pandemic. thereload.com/white-house-re…
It plans to use the same pot of ARP money to increase funding for community violence intervention programs. Those programs use community members instead of police to ID conflicts and intervene before they escalate into violence. thereload.com/white-house-re…
The plan to reduce crime also funds job programs for at-risk youth and ex-convicts. It provides incentives for businesses and federal agencies to hire those recently released from prison and provides them with housing vouchers.
You can read more about what's in the President's plan to stop the surge in violent crime here: thereload.com/white-house-re…
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