Biden to sign Executive Order on Gun Control

Biden to Sign New Executive Order on Gun Control

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote better and more secure firearms storage, and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer.

The president plans to unveil his latest efforts at curbing gun violence in a speech from Monterey Park, California.

"Ban assault weapons once and for all," says Joe.

While semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 are a major flashpoint in the gun control debate and are often the focus of attention following mass shootings, there are only about 20 million assault rifles in the United States, a fraction of the estimated 400 million guns in the country. Instead, according to ABC News contributor and former FBI agent Brad Garrett, handguns account for the most gun murders in the U.S.

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