President Biden signs executive order on guns

President Biden He signed two executive orders this week as his presidency nears its end.

“The president has been very clear with us that he expects us to review the records and make sure we did everything we could as his term ends,” said Gregory Jackson, deputy director of the White House Weapons Office. Prevention of Violence.

One of the orders creates a task force to develop plans to respond to school shooters.

“We recognize that there’s been very little research on how effective they are, but also very little research on how harmful they can be and how traumatic they can be on our young people. So we’re launching an effort to really dig into these approaches. Jackson recommends best practices and “How can we minimize harm and trauma while ensuring these are most effective and prepare our students, teachers, and school leaders for how to navigate this,” he said.

Two years ago we witnessed a failed intervention by law enforcement. School shooter in Uvalde It took more than an hour to take down the gunman.

The president’s other executive action involves Glock wrenches.

The small plastic device, when attached to the gun, turns it into an automatic weapon such as a machine gun.

There have been numerous incidents in Dallas where suspects used Glock keys; In one of the incidents, a police officer was shot in the leg.

More recently, there was a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, where four people were killed and 17 others were injured.

“We are struggling with these devices more than ever. But together with our working group, we are excited to bring other institutions to the table to find more solutions. We are looking at, are these devices being shipped to our country from other countries? How? It will tighten up the online sales, social media marketing and sales of these devices “And how do we start to solve the problem of 3D printing these?” Jackson said.

With not much time left in office, Biden has rejected the idea that he is a lame president.

Jackson said the Biden administration announced 12 action items in addition to the executive orders.

“Guidance on how Medicaid dollars can now be used for victim services, hospital-based strategies, community-based strategies, secure storage, training and tools,” Jackson said. “Additional funding to assist families and those directly impacted and victimized by gun violence. Recognizing that we must do more to help people heal, recover, and recover from these tragedies when they have suffered a loss or been personally harmed.”