US President Joe Biden hugs Jackie Hegarty, a survivor of the Sandy Hook school shooting, during the 10th annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence in Washington, US, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File

The American President, Joe Bidenwill announce this Tuesday new actions with which it expects tighten access to firearms in the country, and will do so in one of the communities recently affected by a mass shooting.

Biden will visit the city of Monterey Park (California), where a the shooting killed 11 people last January, to offer his condolences to the community.

He plans to give a speech on gun control and will explain the measures he wants to promote.

Among them is that of instruct U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garlandwhich adapts the current legal definition of companies which sell firearms to better comply with the law that requires them to check criminal records of any potential buyer.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to reporters at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, U.S. February 22, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/Pool via REUTERS/File
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to reporters at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, U.S. February 22, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/Pool via REUTERS/File

This measure means that fewer guns will be sold without a criminal record check and as a result, fewer will end up in the hands of criminals and abusers,” said a White House official who anticipated the actions during a media call.

In turn, he will announce that the government will launch information campaigns on the so-called “danger alert (red flag)”which allow the activation of legal proceedings for confiscate firearms of those who represent a danger for third parties or for themselves.

“19 states and the District of Columbia have passed such laws … but they are not effective if the public does not know when and how to use them,” the official added.

Regarding manufacturers, Biden will ask the Federal Trade Commission to prepare a report on how these companies promote the use of firearms among minors, the White House said.

People cry outside the entrance to the Star Ballroom Dance Studio after a mass shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, U.S., January 23, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson/File
People cry outside the entrance to the Star Ballroom Dance Studio after a mass shooting during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, U.S., January 23, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson/File

June will mark one year since Congress approved a limited but landmark legislative agreement for gun control.

The bill included a review of the purchasing process for those under 21 and included incentives for states that pass so-called “danger alert” laws.

However, this type of restriction has met with opposition from some members of the Republican Partywho have argued that it violates constitutional rights.

On January 21, a man killed eleven people in the town of Monterey Park, 15 kilometers from Los Angeles, and committed suicide shortly afterwards when he was cornered by the police.

(With information from EFE)

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