Watch Live: Biden marks passage of new bipartisan gun law
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Washington — President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are marking the passage of the recent bipartisan gun control legislation with a White House event Monday, bringing lawmakers and stakeholders together to commemorate the realization of the first significant gun control legislation in decades.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed Congress with significant bipartisan support, enhances background checks for gun buyers under 21, provides billions of dollars for mental health services and gives $750 million to states to incentivize crisis intervention programs. Critically, it closes the so-called "boyfriend loophole" to ensure convicted domestic abusers can't purchase a firearm for five years.
Still, the White House says Mr. Biden will continue to press Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, among other things, both of which are near impossibilities in a 50-50 Senate with midterm elections months away.