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Biden administration announces plans to expand background checks to close "gun show loophole"

Apr 11, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -18% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    25% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    -38% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -31% Negative

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24% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : This move will also sharpen existing enforcement measures to ensure that the background screenings -- which have not traditionally been necessary at certain gun sale locations -- are carried out in more circumstances.
49% : Implementation of the 2022 law focused on the Justice Department's provision of public clarification about who qualifies as a firearms dealer.
46% : There are several carveouts for when gun transfers will not require a background check, including private transfers among family members and the liquidation of a personal collection without restocking.
22% : "We know how to prevent these tragedies and it's a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away," Harris said.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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