Biden: It's time for Congress to ban assault weapons

WASHINGTON-"The time has come for Congress to ban assault weapons." So yesterday the American president Joe Biden after signing an executive order that tries to limit its spread through stricter regulation on sales. The president explains that he will task US Attorney General Merrick Garland with developing and implementing a plan to prevent dealers with revoked or relinquished federal licenses from continuing to sell guns. In this direction - he explained - information campaigns will be launched on the so-called "Red Flag" laws, which allow the activation of a legal procedure to confiscate firearms from those who represent a danger to third parties or to themselves. “It makes good sense to check if someone has committed a crime or abuse before selling them a gun,” Biden says. Through this executive order - he adds - support will also be guaranteed to survivors and relatives of victims of shootings, including with mental health accompaniment.