Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) says that the new gun
legislation signed into law yesterday by President Biden is a good start but
fall short of more restrictive gun control that Democrats want.
Saturday, President Biden signs the first federal gun control measure
in 30 years.
Crafted in part by Sen. Chris Murphy (D) the bill it will make it harder for
those ages 18 to 21 to buy a gun and provide state incentives to include
juvenile records in the national criminal background check system.
While Democrats wanted stricter measures, Blumenthal says he is happy that
something got done. "This day is historic as the President of the United
States has signed a gun violence protection bill finally passed by the Congress
after 30 years of inaction, hundreds of thousands of deaths and dozens of
failed legislative initiatives, we're moving forward."