1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Ghost Guns, Stabilizing Braces, and Red Flag Laws: Overview of Recent Executive Actions on Firearms April 23, 2021 On April 8, 2021, in the wake of mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado, President Biden
2、announced six executive actions seeking to address gun violence. One of the actions makes changes to federal funding streams across existing grant programs and seeks additional funding to promote investment in community violence intervention programsfor example, programs that “deploy trusted messeng
3、ers to work directly with individuals most likely to commit gun violence, intervene in conflicts, and connect people to social and economic services to reduce the likelihood of gun violence as an answer.” Two of the other actions (1) direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue a report on firear
4、ms trafficking, which has not been undertaken since 2000, that is to be comprehensive and annually updated; and (2) announce the Presidents nomination for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). In addition to the actions mentioned above, the Presidents recent anno
