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The moment was nothing short of tremendous for those who have been working to address gun deaths in the United States for years, according Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician and director of the Brown Lifespan Center for Digital Health. The Rhode Island doctor has been leading national efforts to conduct gun safety research and pushing for more federal funding for years.
“It felt huge … Those of us who work in health care and public health have been saying this for years, and it’s been increasingly loud and listened to,” Ranney said. “But to have the president say it and then put actions behind it was just amazing.”
Representative Salud Carbajal.
–On Friday, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) issued the following statement on actions President Biden is taking to address gun violence in the United States:
“I lost my older sister to suicide with a firearm at a young age and then, in 2014, our community was rocked by a mass shooting in Isla Vista. California took decisive action after that shooting and enacted a successful red flag law to give our law enforcement the right tools to prevent gun violence and save lives.
The Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, which I first introduced with Senator Feinstein in the 115th Congress, incentivizes other states to implement similar red flag laws, so we can expand this successful prevention tool across the country. I’m thankful for President Biden support and Senator Feinstein and I will continue to advocate for this critical legislation to become law.”
Fact-checking Biden’s speech announcing new executive actions on gun control
In the wake of another series of mass shootings around the US, President Joe Biden announced several gun-control focused executive actions on Thursday.
The actions include expanding background checks for certain types of guns, regulating stabilizing braces built for pistols, making new investments in intervention programs for violence-prone communities, and creating model “red flag” legislation for states to pass.
Here’s a look at some of the claims Biden made during his Rose Garden announcement and the facts around them: Gun manufacturers and liability
Biden claimed that “the only industry in America a billion-dollar industry that can’t be sued has exempt from being sued are gun manufacturers.”