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Washington (AP) — Bipartisan gun violence bill Highlights The Senate approved Thursday and the House was scheduled to pass on Friday:
— Expanded Background: Gun Buyer State and Local Boys and Mental Health records will be part of the Buyer's Federal Biography Survey 18-20 years old. Up to 3 days to collect records extended up to 10 days to search juvenile data. If 10 days have passed without resolution, the sale will be completed.
— "Boyfriend's Loophole": Convicted domestic violent criminals continue to have "a serious relationship of romantic or intimate nature" with the victim now or in the past. If you refused the gun. Abuse's right to purchase restored firearms five years later if no additional violent crimes were committed. Firearms are currently rejected by domestic violence if they are married, live with, or have children.
— "Danger Signal" Act: Federal aid to 19 states and the District of Columbia. There are laws that help authorities get court orders to temporarily remove guns from people who are considered dangerous. These states will need a powerful process to challenge the introduction of firearms. Other states can spend money on crisis intervention programs.
— Mental Health: Expand your community's behavioral health clinics. Help states strengthen their mental health programs at schools and provide more mental health counseling in remote areas.
— Education: Increase school mental health, critical intervention, anti-violence programs, training mental health workers, and spending on school safety.
— Federally licensed gun dealers: Current law requires that "business" people who sell guns be licensed. In other words, you need to do a background check. Bill defines selling firearms "mainly for profit" to prosecute those who circumvent the requirements.
— Gun traffickers: Cause federal crimes to gun traffickers and "straw buyers" who buy guns for those who do not pass the background check. Penalties up to 25 years in prison. Such criminals are currently being charged primarily for paperwork violations.
— Cost: The nonpartisan Office of Management and Budget estimates $ 13 billion primarily for mental health and schools. This is more than paid for by further postponing the 2020 regulation, which never takes effect for pharmaceutical companies to require Medicare beneficiaries to be rebated. That regulation will increase the cost of federal Medicare.
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