Overview of the Gun Safety Bill passed on Wednesday.
The bill passed on Wednesday by the House of Representatives states that the legal age to buy semi-automatic weapons would be increased to 21 years. The bill motivates people to increase the use of safe gun storage devices. According to the statement, if someone fails to store a gun properly and is used by a minor to harm themselves or someone else, they will be fined and imprisoned for five years. The gun safety bill was formulated in such a way as 18-year-olds bought the semi-automatic weapons in the two most horrific mass shootouts this year.
Who is Joe Biden?
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., born on 20th November 1942, is an American politician who is the 46th president of the United States. Biden won the 2020 presidential elections leading the Democratic party to victory. However, President Donald Trump has accused Biden of rigging and stealing the election from him. Biden also served as the 47th vice-president under the presidency of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Biden is considered the oldest president in the United States of America, assuming the presidency at the age of 78. Biden is also the first president to have a female vice-president. He also represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009. He became the sixth-youngest senator in the history of America.
In the past, Biden had tried running in the 1988 and 2008 presidential elections but was unsuccessful in both. He studied and earned his law degree from Syracuse University during his early years. In 1969, Biden got accepted to the Delaware bar. In the course of his studies, he earned five student draft deferments at a time when most draftees were sent to the Vietnam War. He never really had an opinion on whether he supported or opposed the Vietnam war until he ran for Senate and opposed Nixon’s war conduct. In 1969, Biden began working as a public defender and later went on to work at a firm that a locally active Democrat-led.
Biden is pushing for a gun safety bill to be enacted as soon as possible.
The recent shootouts in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, have brought President Joe Biden to the edge. The crime rate in America has skyrocketed high since Biden assumed the presidency. Thus he is pushing the gun safety bill more than anyone. About 346 law enforcement officers have been shot since 2020. These statistics show that there has been a 115% increase in gun violence in America. Keeping in mind these mass shootouts, the House thought it would be best to pass a bill that raises the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibits the sale of ammunition magazines with a size of more than 15 rounds.
Mostly, all Republicans believe that it is not fair to the good citizens of America that use guns to protect themselves and their families. It is a crime to take away an American citizen’s right to the second amendment. “The answer is not to destroy the Second Amendment, but that is exactly where the Democrats want to go,” said Representative Jim Jordan, Representative of Ohio. Keeping in mind the current situation of the growing crime rate, it has become of utmost importance to carry a weapon to defend oneself. If the bill is to be passed, it will require support from 10 republicans. The Republicans are hell-bent and won’t let the Democrats compromise the rights of an American citizen. If the bill is to be passed, it will require support from 10 republicans.
Representative Thomas Massie has expressed his opinions on how he feels. He is of the statement that it is unconstitutional to impose gun control laws. “This is unconstitutional, and it’s immoral. Why is it immoral? Because we’re telling 18, 19, and 20-year-olds to register for the draft. You can die for your country. We expect you to defend us, but we’re not going to give you the tools to defend yourself and your family,” said Rep. Thomas Massie, Representative of Kentucky.
