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Joe Biden announces $231 million for states to limit gun access

The announcement comes five years after the Parkland, Florida high school shooting that killed 17 people. | Fountain: AFP or licensors

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President of the U.S.A, Joe Bidenannounced on Tuesday $231 million to states wishing to implement programs aimed at limiting access to firearms and offering treatment for mental illness.

He american president announced the fifth anniversary of the high school shooting in City of Parkland (Florida) in which 17 people died.

As explained Biden According to the statement, this $231 million will be distributed Ministry of Justice and will help the states of the country to implement the so-called “red flag programs”, which allow restricting access to weapons to those individuals who pose a danger to themselves or others.

The funds will also help access drug addiction and mental health treatment. White House.

Government USA You have access to these funds because they have been approved Congress last June, when Democrats and Republicans agreed to tighten gun control for the first time in thirty years.

Several public and private events are planned for this Tuesday in Florida in memory of the 17 victims of the massacre at the high school in Park areas.

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40% of the perpetrators of attacks committed between 2016 and 2020, with at least three victims in public places in the US, were repeat offenders.

According to a post released on Wednesday American Secret Servicetwo of the five attackers inside the country state joined He had previously been involved in violent acts.

The study analyzes the characteristics of 173 attacks massive – named after United States Secret Service for having at least three victims, killed or injured, which were held in public spaces between 2016 and 2020 in an attempt to provide the tools to prevent them.

(As reported by EFE)


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