![]() ![]() ![]() From improving enforcement to hold the gun industry accountable, to regulatory fixes that will keep Ghost Guns off of our streets, to actions that will undermine the gun trafficking that perpetuates cycles of violence and poverty in communities of color, to exploring reforms necessary to combat police violence, the President and the Executive Branch have at their disposal a suite of powers that can tangibly make our country safer and keep weapons out of the hands of those who should not have them. The Executive, vested with powers delegated by Congress and by the U.S. In recognition of this, the other branches of government must take up this charge and help keep its people safe. While that path is not closed and we will never stop working to pass meaningful gun violence prevention bills in Congress, America’s gun violence crisis cannot go unaddressed or ignored. But we must also face the reality that political recalcitrance and gun-lobby money has blocked meaningful Congressional action, particularly in the U.S. law is vital to ensuring that we create lasting change. Enshrining these policies in the full weight and authority of U.S. We need action now.Ĭongressional action to keep our country safe must remain the priority. More than 90 percent of Americans support life saving policies like Universal Brady Background Checks, and yet we continue to see action on bipartisan bills that would do just that stall time and again. “The American people have been waiting for federal action to end gun violence for too long. In anticipation of those comprehensive actions, the Executive Branch can and should take these steps immediately to reduce gun violence across the country and relieve the extraordinary burden and loss that gun violence imposes on every American, and in particular on communities of color that bear disproportionate and deleterious costs from gun violence. These actions should work in concert with comprehensive, Congressional efforts to prevent gun violence, which affects all Americans, albeit in varied and unequal ways. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Prevent the diversion of firearms to the illegal market.Improve gun industry oversight and accountability.Enhance and strengthen the Brady Background Check System.Specifically, the report outlines recommendations that can accomplish five, overarching goals: ![]() Washington, D.C, J– Today, the Brady Campaign released a suite of 23 recommendations for the Executive Branch and the office of the President to address gun violence in a new report, “ Leading with Action: Addressing Gun Violence with Executive Authority.” The report lays out immediate actions that the Executive Branch can take without Congressional action and with existing authority to reduce gun violence. ![]()
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