Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

President Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, marking the first legislature designed to prevent gun violence in 30 years. It requires more extensive background checks for gun purchasers, allocates funding for mental health, and closes some existing loopholes regarding existing seller loopholes. The measure is the Senate's response to various mass shootings, including one at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York and one at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.