White House Shifts Focus to States in New Plan to Curb Gun Violence
The Biden administration offers tools for states to ban assault weapons and strengthen background checks amid a record number of mass killings in 2023.
- The White House has announced a new plan to assist states in curbing gun violence, shifting focus to the local level as hopes for further federal gun-control legislation fade.
- The Biden administration is offering tools to help states ban assault weapons, strengthen background checks and implement local programs to prevent and respond to gun violence.
- The plan advocates for states to enact laws allowing victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers and gun dealers, a policy that has gained little traction on Capitol Hill.
- The Safer States Agenda calls on state lawmakers to create an office of gun violence prevention, fund community violence intervention programs and provide more resources for those affected by gun violence.
- There have been 39 mass killings with a gun in 2023, the highest number recorded in the database, which has figures going back to 2006.
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