The new law is the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades and follows a spate of mass shootings in the US.
US President Joe Biden has signed into law the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings.
Citing the families of shooting victims he met, the president said: “Their message to us was, ‘Do something.’ How many times did we hear that? ‘Just do something. For God’s sake, just do something.’ Today we did.”
Here are some highlights of the bill Biden signed on Saturday:
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