China News Agency, Washington, June 24 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a gun control bill on the 24th local time.
Since the bill has passed the Senate, it is the first major gun control bill passed by Congress since 1994.
In the vote that day, 234 votes in favor and 193 votes against.
Among them, 14 Republican members joined the Democratic camp to vote in favor.
The bill includes tougher background checks for gun buyers between the ages of 18 and 21, making it easier for law enforcement officers to confiscate firearms from "dangerous" people, improving school safety and mental health education.
The bill was passed in the Senate on the evening of the 23rd and will be signed into law by the president next.
Since May, mass shootings have occurred in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, killing at least 31 people.
The two incidents sparked a nationwide discussion on gun control, with large-scale demonstrations calling for gun control in many places.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Nadler, a Democrat, said that while the bill could not bring families back together, it could save more families from such grief in the future.
Some conservative Republican lawmakers see the bill as a challenge to the constitutional protection of citizens' right to bear guns.
"This bill is a challenge to the constitutionally protected freedom of firearms, and it is possible that other freedoms will be challenged tomorrow," said Republican Rep. Jordan.
This version of the bill was finally agreed upon by lawmakers from both parties after weeks of closed-door deliberations.
The bill does not include the prohibition of the sale of large-capacity magazines and enhanced control of "ghost guns" that Democrats had previously insisted on.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer, a Democrat, said on the 23rd that the bill does not fully address the current gun violence problem, but "is a step in the right direction."
The last time Congress passed a federal gun control bill was in 1994.
The bill passed at the time banned the production of civilian assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, but the bill expired a decade later.
Just as Congress made a "breakthrough" in gun control legislation, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a ruling on the 23rd to overturn a law in New York state that restricts people from carrying guns concealed outside.
The law requires New Yorkers to obtain a permit to legally carry a handgun concealed in public.
Analysts believe that the Supreme Court's ruling may limit the ability of state and local governments to regulate guns, which is not conducive to the United States' response to gun violence.
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