Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

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The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2022 that represents the most significant gun safety legislation in decades, strengthening background checks for young buyers, funding mental health and school security programs, and closing certain loopholes in firearms regulations.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
gun control law ⓘ
addresses so-called boyfriend loophole in gun laws ⓘ
aimsTo enhance public safety ⓘ
reduce gun violence ⓘ
alsoKnownAs BSCA ⓘ
appliesTo firearms purchasers ⓘ
firearms sellers ⓘ
states receiving crisis intervention funding ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
characterization most significant U.S. gun safety legislation in decades ⓘ
clarifies definition of a federally licensed firearms dealer ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates new federal offenses for firearms trafficking ⓘ
new federal offenses for straw purchasing of firearms ⓘ
enactedInYear 2022 ⓘ
encourages state red flag laws ⓘ
states to implement crisis intervention programs ⓘ
expands prohibition on firearm possession for certain domestic violence offenders ⓘ
focusesOn mental health treatment access ⓘ
school security ⓘ
youth gun purchasers ⓘ
includes provisions on firearms trafficking ⓘ
provisions on straw purchasing of firearms ⓘ
intendedEffect close loopholes in firearms regulations ⓘ
isBipartisan true ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
policyArea criminal justice ⓘ
education ⓘ
public health ⓘ
presidentAtSigning Joe Biden ⓘ
providesFundingFor community behavioral health clinics ⓘ
mental health programs ⓘ
school safety programs ⓘ
school-based mental health services ⓘ
state crisis intervention programs ⓘ
violence prevention programs ⓘ
regulates firearms purchases by individuals under 21 ⓘ
requires enhanced background check review period for buyers under 21 ⓘ
signedBy Joe Biden ⓘ
strengthens background checks for firearm purchasers under 21 ⓘ
subjectMatter firearms regulation ⓘ
gun safety ⓘ
mental health services ⓘ
school safety ⓘ
targets individuals convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence in dating relationships ⓘ

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Biden administration → legislationSigned → Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ⓘ
117th United States Congress → passedLegislation → Bipartisan Safer Communities Act ⓘ
United States federal firearms laws → includesStatute → Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 ⓘ
linked to: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act