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(Apr. 8) President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce that he’s taking executive actions to tighten gun restrictions, including stopping the proliferation of so-called ghost guns, according to administration officials.

Currently people can buy kits that contain the components and directions to put together firearms in as little as 30 minutes, one of the officials said, and using them to commit crimes. The weapons, known as ghost guns, can’t be traced by law enforcement because they don’t have serial numbers.

Biden has been under pressure to address gun violence since shootings last month at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, and at spas in Georgia. Biden has urged lawmakers to pass gun-control measures that are widely opposed by Republicans.

Biden’s action on Thursday will tell the Justice Department, within 60 days, to issue a proposed rule making clear that when a stabilizing brace is used to effectively turn a pistol into a short-barreled rifle, it is subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act. The suspect in the Boulder shooting, in which 10 people were killed, used a pistol with an arm brace, according to the authorities, making the weapon more stable and accurate.

Biden also will announce that he’s allocating funds for community violence intervention and prevention programs. Such programs have been established in urban communities with the goal of heading off conflicts that can lead to violence and helping people at risk of committing offenses. Biden has proposed $5 billion over eight years for community intervention funding as part of his American Jobs Plan.

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Your guns today Your freedom Tomorrow 🤷‍♀️

joanndula
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Gun companies hate competition and insurance industries need a new racket.

weasel
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Even if it was constitutional for biting to pass this law you can always get guns who's he trying to kid

pattoney
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The murder rate in Russia is over double our own with none of the guns. The suicide rate in Japan is greater than ours with none of the guns. Violence is a socioeconomic issue and ONLY addressing the root cause will solve anything

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The murder rate in Russia is over double our own with none of the guns. The suicide rate in Japan is greater than ours with none of the guns. Violence is a socioeconomic issue and ONLY addressing the root cause will solve anything

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