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Biden's plan to unilaterally expand background checks for gun buyers is legally and logically dubious

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Biden's plan to unilaterally expand background checks for gun purchases is legally dubious and unlikely to work as advertised.

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  1. Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks

    Headline from KEZI Eugene ·

  2. Newest

    Biden's plan to unilaterally expand background checks for gun buyers is legally and logically dubious

    Headline from Reason ·

Reports & sources

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  1. CBS 8 San Diego

    Biden expected to sign new executive order on gun control (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

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

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Joe Biden signed an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns. The order also seeks to promote more secure firearms storage and ensure

  3. KHOU Houston

    Biden to issue order to strengthen gun background checks (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

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

  4. Washington Post

    Biden to sign new executive order aimed at gun violence (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    President Biden's order aims to increase the number of checks before firearms sales and coincides with his visit to the site of the mass shooting at Monterey Park, Calif..

  5. Bloomberg

    Biden to Issue Executive Order Enforcing Gun Background Checks (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Joe Biden will announce a new executive order intended to reduce gun violence on Tuesday during a visit to the location of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, in January, according to a senior administration official.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Biden Pushes For Further Gun Control Measures Despite Current Agenda Facing Legal, Congressional Pushback (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Joe Biden has ushered in a litany of restrictive gun control measures since taking office in 2021, yet many of his initiatives are now tied up in court.

  7. Washington Times

    Biden to sign an executive order increasing gun background checks (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden on Tuesday will sign an executive order aimed at increasing gun background checks, bolstering mandates on safe gun storage and redefining who qualifies as a firearms dealer.

  8. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden to Sign Executive Order on Gun Sale Background Checks (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The order also seeks to promote more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies get the most from last summer’s bipartisan gun control law.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Biden To Issue Executive Order Increasing Background Checks On Firearms (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Biden will announce an executive order concerning firearm sales with the goal of increasing the number of background checks needed before making a purchase.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Biden to Sign Executive Order Requiring More Background Checks on Gun Sales (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Biden to Sign Executive Order Requiring More Background Checks on Gun Sales

  11. Bearing Arms

    Biden to sign new executive order on guns (opens Bearing Arms)

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    Bearing Arms's feed description

    Biden will announce a new executive order on guns later today. There's only so much he can do, but that doesn't mean it's good news, either.

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Biden wants to boost background checks on gun buyers. But it's hard without Congress (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    During a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., Biden announced an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

  13. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Biden expected to sign new executive order aimed at curbing gun violence (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    The executive order seeks to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote better and more secure firearms storage, and more.

  14. WCNC

    Biden to sign new executive order on gun control (opens WCNC)

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    WCNC's feed description

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

  15. Christian Science Monitor

    What’s next in gun control? Biden to sign executive order. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    President Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns. The order also includes promoting safer storage and ensuring U.S. law enforcement gains from last summer’s bipartisan law.

  16. UPI

    Joe Biden to announce executive order aimed at curbing gun violence (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Tuesday is expected to announce an executive order aimed at curbing gun violence across a country that has seen a series of high-profile shootings during the first few months of the year.

  17. Townhall

  18. Gopusa

    Biden to announce gun control executive order (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Tuesday is expected to announce an executive order aimed at curbing gun violence across a country that has seen a series of high-profile shootings during the first few months of the year.

  19. The New Republic

    Biden to Issue Executive Order Increasing Background Checks on Gun Sales (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Biden is expected to sign the order while visiting Monterey Park, California, where a deadly mass shooting took place earlier this year.

  20. Los Angeles Times

    Biden to issue executive order strengthening gun background checks (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Biden, who is visiting Southern California, is expected to sign an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background checks to buy guns.

  21. Washington Times

    Biden signs executive order to expand gun background checks, GOP AGs threaten lawsuit (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at increasing gun background checks, bolstering mandates on safe gun storage and redefining who qualifies as a firearms dealer.

  22. FOX 4 Dallas

    Biden signs executive order to strengthen gun background checks (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Tuesday's executive order does not change U.S. government policy. Instead, it directs federal agencies to ensure compliance with existing laws and procedures.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Biden issues new order in effort to curb US gun violence (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Executive order aiming to expand firearm background checks signed amid ongoing challenge of passing US gun control laws.

  24. Politico

    Biden to sign new executive order on guns, expanding background checks (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Two months after a deadly California shooting, the president will unveil a plan to expand background checks without Congress.

  25. NBC Los Angeles

    Read: Full Text of President Biden's Executive Order on Gun Sales and Background Checks (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    President Joe Biden visited Southern California Tuesday to sign an executive order on gun sales background checks. The president was scheduled to sign the order in the San Gabriel Valley community of Monterey Park, where 11 people were killed a nine were wounded in a mass shooting during a night of …

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