From his earliest days as vice president, he pushed President Barack Obama to do more on guns. Behind the scenes, White House advisers have met with gun control advocates and are working on a series of executive orders restricting firearms. They point to $5 billion for community-based violence prevention programs that was tucked into the infrastructure bill, heralding it as a historic investment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled that she hopes to pass the infrastructure bill by July 4. Some gun control advocates fear that they are being bumped to the back of the line.

Source: New York Times April 03, 2021 09:00 UTC