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March for Our Lives Is Making a Big Demand of Biden... to the Tune of $1 Billion
Beth Baumann| @eb454|Posted: Feb 22, 2021 8:00 PM
March for Our Lives ... on Monday laid out a number of demands for the Biden administration.
According to the organization, President Joe Biden needs to take executive action on gun control during the first 100 days in office. They expect him to declare gun violence an epidemic, devote $1 billion to fund their cause, and create a new cabinet position known as the Director of Gun Violence Prevention.
Under this new position, March for Our Lives wants the director to appoint a "gun violence prevention task force" that works with the DOJ, FBI, ATF, HHS, CDC and NIH to "empower federal agencies that have been weakened by the gun lobby."
There are also a number of anti-Second Amendment policies and pieces of legislation they want to see Biden address via executive action:The organization proposes using the Stafford Act, which is typically used for natural disasters and emergencies, to provide funding. The money, the group says, can then be funneled to governors that request funding for "community intervention programming and data collection with a public health lens."
- Near-universal background checks, requiring anyone who sells 5 or more guns per year to run a background check on all gun sales.
- Mandate and enforce license revocation for gun manufacturers and dealers who break the law.
- Closing the boyfriend loophole to prevent those convicted of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms.
- Reversal of President Trump’s dangerous change to the definition of “fugitive from justice.”
- Hold the gun industry accountable by directing the IRS to open an investigation into the tax-exempt nonprofit status of the NRA, and direct the FEC to investigate whether the NRA has broken campaign finance laws.
- Increase oversight of arms exports by shifting regulatory authority back to the State Department and/or ensure Congressional signoff.
March for Our Lives wants the Biden administration to then pledge to provide a minimum of $37 million annually for "federal firearm injury research" that involves kids.
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