Biden on gun control: 'Do something, do something big'

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58% : In this Series This morning's top headlines: Tuesday, March 14 Updated 9 min ago Biden on gun control: 'Do something, do something big' Updated 12 hrs ago Government races to reassure US that banking system is safe Updated 12 hrs ago McConnell released from hospital, headed to inpatient rehab 10 updates Next Tags Dcc Wire Apmediaapi Biden Guns Mass Shooting Monterey Park Uvalde Executive Orders Gun Politics Politics Law Enforcement Violence Government And Politics Legislation Be the first to know
57% : The bill passed last year, known as the Safer Communities Act, is viewed by gun control advocates as a good start but one that doesn't go far enough.
54% : He is also mandating better reporting of ballistics data from federal law enforcement for a clearinghouse that allows federal, state and local law enforcement to match shell casings to guns.
50% : The president told the crowd he'd signed an executive order aimed at stiffening background checks to buy guns, promoting more secure firearms storage and ensuring law enforcement agencies get more out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.
47% :Biden said he'd direct his Cabinet to make sure law enforcement agencies and citizens, too, understand the benefits of red-flag laws, which are intended to temporarily remove guns from people with potentially violent behavior and prevent them from hurting themselves or others.
46% : He has been emboldened by the midterm elections when his regular talk of gun control didn't result in massive Democratic losses, and he's expected to continue to argue for strong changes as he moves toward a 2024 reelection run, his aides say.
35% : "Let's be clear, none of this absolves Congress from the responsibility of acting to pass universal background checks, to eliminate gun manufacturers immunity to liability," Biden said.

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