Bipartisan Senate Gun Control Deal ‘Will Safe Lives’

The American Medical Association praised the bipartisan agreement in the US Senate on Sunday, saying it would improve gun safety and save lives through background checks and improved mental health.

The deal, approved by 10 Republicans and 10 Democratic senators, has stepped up background checks and law enforcement agencies have reported mental health and other records of gun buyers under the age of 21, according to media reports. Allows you to confirm. This proposal will also fund school safety and the enforcement of so-called “danger signal” laws that can temporarily confiscate guns from people who are considered violent and dangerous. ..

“Today’s bipartisan blueprints for dealing with gun violence are compromiseable, reach a common ground, and are deadly in the hands of those who pose significant danger to themselves and others. It’s a breakthrough that shows that we can take common-sense steps to keep common-sense weapons away, “said Dr. Gerald Harmon, president of AMA, on Sunday. “This agreement will save lives. The measures announced today must be just the first step in confronting the public health crisis of gun violence.”

The parade of AMA and healthcare provider groups is dissatisfied with the rise in the death toll of Americans, including children, teachers and doctors, and is calling on Congress to pass gun control legislation. Gun control activist David Hogg Sunday praised several groups, including healthcare providers such as the American Pediatric Surgery Association, for their efforts to encourage Congress to work on gun safety measures.

With a policy position of more than 20 years designed to reduce firearm trauma, injury and death, AMA will promote gun control when its policymaker, the House of Representatives, meets its annual meeting later this week. Is expected to be updated and enhanced. .. AMA is one of several health care provider groups that have repeatedly attacked Congress and the media in search of a bill to combat firearm violence under gun control legislation.

The effort killed four victims, including two doctors, and nineteen days earlier in Uvarde, Texas, 19 elementary school students and two teachers in a massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma earlier this month. Following the slaughter that was done. And New York was a scene where 10 blacks were shot dead before Texas and Oklahoma shot a grocery store in Buffalo.

“The American Medical Association and the American people, by the majority, support additional important steps to stop this tragedy,” said Dr. Harmon of AMA. “We support this deal with all Senators and work together to prevent the types of violence doctors routinely see in emergency departments, trauma centers and morgues in all states of our country. I urge you to continue. “

President Biden also praised Republicans and Democrats for their efforts to work together on gun control and firearm safety, which he believes “doesn’t do everything.”

“But it reflects an important step in the right direction and will be the most important gun safety law for passing Congress in decades,” the Biden White House said in a statement released Sunday. Said in. “With bipartisan support, there is no excuse for delays and no reason not to pass the Senate and House quickly. Every day, more children are killed in this country. The sooner you sign, the faster you will use these means to save your life. “