White House Correspondents' Dinner attack suspect is tutor and computer programmer from California
White House Correspondents' Dinner attack suspect is tutor and computer programmer from California (pbs); LA teacher suspect for White House press dinner shooting (france24)
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2 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is Background Check Expansion Act.
S3214 · 119th Congress
Background Check Expansion Act
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What S3214 actually does
This story is about a suspected attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner involving a suspect reported from California. This bill would require most private firearm transfers to go through a federally licensed dealer who must run the standard background check.
If passed, it would:
- Require licensed dealers to handle most private gun transfers • Apply standard federal background checks to those transfers.
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Take action on any of them individually.
This story is about a suspected attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and identification of a suspect. The bill would create federal grants and require full faith and credit for Extreme Risk Protection Orders to support state and tribal ERPO use and data sharing.
If passed, it would
- Create DOJ grants to help states and tribes implement ERPO laws • Require cross-jurisdiction recognition and database access for ERPOs.
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