President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday to increase background checks and promote better firearms storage. The order will direct Attorney General Merrick Garland to clarify the statutory definition of who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms. The order is part of a larger effort by the Biden administration to reduce gun violence in the United States, including a ban on so-called “ghost guns” and a requirement for buyers to undergo background checks for all firearms purchases.
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President Joe Biden will be joined by 26 special guests at his first State of the Union address, including Rock star Bono, a 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in California, and Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen. The guests represent issues the administration has confronted in the past year and will serve as a reminder of the administration’s accomplishments and the issues that still need to be addressed. Vice President Kamala Harris has invited Ruth Cohen to be her guest.
The parents of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being beaten by police in Tennessee, have been invited to attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address next week by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. The invitation is in response to renewed calls for policing and gun control measures following the death of Nichols and a mass shooting in California this month. The State of the Union address will be an opportunity for President Biden to address the nation and Congress on the current state of the country, and the Congressional Black Caucus and the Nichols family hope that his words will bring about meaningful change and justice.
At least seven people were killed in a shooting in Half Moon Bay, California on Monday, January 22, with five Chinese citizens among the victims. Huu Can Tran is suspected of carrying out the shooting, and the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco has strongly condemned the violence. The other shooting occurred on Saturday, January 21 in Monterey Park, California, leaving eleven people dead and nine injured.
Eleven people were killed in a shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California on Saturday night. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said in a news conference that investigators have been unable to establish a connection between the suspect, Huu Can Tran, and any of the victims. Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday night for a vigil to honor the 11 victims, and the investigation is ongoing as authorities search for a possible link between Tran and the victims.
This article discusses the three mass shootings that occurred in the US over the span of a few days, leaving communities shaken and uncertain. The Monterey Park Chief defended his decision not to warn the public for hours that a killer was on the loose, and the victims of the shootings ranged in age from 57 to 76. The article highlights the growing gun violence epidemic in the US and the need for action to prevent further tragedies.
In the last 44 hours, California has experienced three mass shootings, leaving 24 people dead and prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to call for action to address the gun violence epidemic. The suspect in the Half Moon Bay shooting, Zhao, is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The Gun Violence Archive reports that there have been 40 mass shootings in the US so far in 2021, more than at this point in any year on record.
On Saturday, 11 people were killed and nine injured in a mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California. The gunman, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was an elderly loner who had recently sold his property and had few close friends. A vigil was held at Monterey Park City Hall overnight for the victims, and the city's large Asian American community is standing together in the wake of the tragedy, searching for answers.