What conditions would states have to meet to qualify for red flag funds? What legal protections would people have if the authorities consider them too risky to have firearms? How narrowly will a new definition of which sellers need federal firearms licenses be written? Are there limits on which juvenile records would be accessible during background checks for younger buyers? This means tough bargaining on the fine print of the legislation. Republicans want nothing that would turn their adamantly pro-gun voters against them. The dollar amount is unclear.ĭemocrats responsive to constituents who strongly favor gun curbs want the new law to be as stringent as possible. These could include better security at building entrances, training for staff and violence prevention programs. There would be new sums for school safety. This would pay for more community behavioral health centers, strengthened suicide prevention and violence intervention efforts and increased access to mental telehealth visits. Inclusion of the tougher restrictions against straw purchasers and estranged partners were surprises because they'd been blocked by Republicans before.ĭemocrats say there will be billions of dollars to expand mental health initiatives.
The ban applies today if the couple was married, lived together or had children together.
More current or former romantic partners convicted of domestic abuse, or targeted with restraining orders by their victims, would be barred from getting guns. Penalties would be toughened for so-called straw purchasers, those buying guns for others who don't qualify. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have such statutes, but some lack funds to enforce them robustly. The framework calls for grants to help states enforce or enact red flag laws that let authorities get court orders temporarily taking guns from people deemed dangerous. Bargainers want to cover more people who, while not running a formal business, occasionally sell weapons. Such sellers must conduct background checks. Once the 10 days lapse, the buyer could get the weapon, even if the record search is incomplete.Ĭurrently, dealers considered in the business of selling guns are required to get federal firearms licenses. To allow time for getting data from state and local authorities, the process' current three-day maximum would be extended up to seven more days, according to aides following the talks. When people age 18 to 20 try buying firearms, the required federal background check would for the first time include their juvenile crime and mental health records. Here's what's in and out of the agreement:Ī STRENGTHENING, NARROWLY, OF BACKGROUND CHECKS That means the proposal's potency and perhaps whether some parts survive remain undetermined as it's translated into legislation. It all reflects election-year pressure to act both parties feel after mass shootings in May killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York, and 21 more in Uvalde, Texas.ĭetails of the plan remain in negotiation between Democrats and Republicans, with disagreements over how tightly the initiatives should be drawn.
It does propose measured provisions making it harder for some young gun buyers, or people considered threatening, to have weapons.Īnd there are meaningful efforts to address mental health and school safety concerns. The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms.
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