In the midst of a series of shootings in the United States, a bipartisan group of members of the Senate has announced that they have reached an agreement on measures to tighten gun control.

The agreement includes stricter examinations if gun buyers are under the age of 21, and is perceived as a step towards new legislation for gun control that hasn't progressed for many years. increase.

In the United States last month, an 18-year-old man shot a gun at an elementary school in South Texas, killing 21 people, including 19 children.



Under these circumstances, a group of bipartisan members of the Senate announced on the 12th that they had reached an agreement on measures to tighten gun control.



The agreement states that if the purchaser of the gun is under the age of 21, the history of behavioral problems and mental health reviews will be rigorous, and the state government will be able to confiscate the gun from persons deemed to be extremely dangerous. It includes support and financial support for mental health measures and school safety measures.



On the other hand, it does not include raising the age at which you can buy a high-killing gun that was the focus.



In the future, the group will submit a bill in line with the agreement and aim to pass it in both the House and Senate.



In the United States, the tightening of regulations has been discussed every time a serious shooting incident occurs, but the tightening of regulations is due to the idea that "possession of a gun is a national right guaranteed by the Constitution" and the opposition of lobbying groups. I haven't been able to make progress for many years.



The members of the agreement include 10 Republican lawmakers who are cautious about tightening gun control, which is perceived in the United States as a step towards a new legislation for gun control.

Call for urgent passage of President Biden's bill

President Biden issued a statement about the agreement, saying, "It does not meet all the measures I consider necessary, but it makes significant progress in the right direction. It is the most significant in the last few decades. It will be a legislation for certain gun control, "he welcomed and urged Congress to rush to pass the bill.

Legalization of gun control has not progressed for many years

In the United States, there have been voices saying that gun control should be tightened every time a serious shooting incident occurs.



In 1993, Democratic President Bill Clinton passed a law requiring a criminal history investigation when buying a gun.



The following year, in 1994, a 10-year time-limited legislation was passed to limit the sale of high-killing guns, but in 2004, it expired without being extended during the Republican Bush administration.



Then, in 2012, during President Obama's term, where tightening gun control was a priority, a man shot a gun at an elementary school in eastern Connecticut, killing 26 children and others.



In response to the incident, President Obama often sought to enact a bill that included stricter criminal record investigations of gun buyers, but was rejected by opposition and Republican opposition.



President Obama also shed tears and called for action during his term, which was a series of gun crime victims.



After that, even under the Trump administration from 2017, a series of miserable shootings of guns occurred, and President Trump showed a positive idea about gun control, but in the end, he remained cautious and practically regulated. Did not reach the strengthening of.



In the United States, possession of a gun is necessary for self-defense, and there is a deep-rooted belief that it is a constitutionally guaranteed national right.



In addition, the NRA (National Rifle Association), a lobbying group that is also a strong support base of the Republican Party, continues to strongly oppose the tightening of regulations.



Against this background, new legislation on gun control has not progressed for many years.