The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (gun control legislation)
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Jun 22 '22, 11:22
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The bill funds the implementation of crisis intervention orders in every state, including so called "red flag" laws. These laws allow courts to temporarily take guns away from people who are threatening to kill themselves or others.
After decades of trying, we're finally closing the boyfriend loophole. That means that if you assault your girlfriend or your ex-girlfriend, you lose your ability to buy or own a gun. You can get your rights back, but years later, only for one time, non-repeat offenders.
For under 21 year old buyers, we build an enhanced, longer background check, including a call to the local police department to see if the kid is in crisis. This enhanced check can take from 3-10 days, providing for a critical "cooling off" period for young people in crisis.
The bill includes the first every comprehensive federal criminal statute banning gun trafficking and straw purchasing. This allows law enforcement to put a stop to the flow of illegal guns into our cities.
The bill clarifies who needs to register as a federal firearms dealer, to make sure that every true commercial gun seller is conducting background checks. This provision could get thousands of additional guns sales into the background check system.
Our bill makes a historic $11 billion investment in our nation's broken mental health system. The most important thing we do it build out a new, nationwide system of mental health clinics, targeting the most underserved areas of the nation. This is a huge deal.
Other mental health investments include help for pediatricians to do telehealth consults with mental health professionals, money for more school based mental health centers, support for suicide hotlines, and mental health first aid programs.
Finally, our bill invests over $2 billion in community safety by funding community anti-violence programs in our cities, and school safety initiatives, by increasing funds for the existing bipartisan STOP School Violence program.
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