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Nearly 10 days after a “framework” agreement on additional federal gun laws was reached by a group of 20 members of the United States Senate, the text of the bill was released by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Tuesday night, and the Senate is currently (as of press time) taking a vote on whether or not to begin debate on the bill – even while analysts are still digesting it.

Here it is, folks - the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant piece of anti-gun violence legislation in nearly 30 years. This bill is going to save thousands of lives. 1/ We just released the text. Let me tell you what it does:

2/ The bill funds the implementation of crisis intervention orders in every state, including so called "red flag" laws. These laws allow courts to temporarily take guns away from people who are threatening to kill themselves or others.

3/ After decades of trying, we're finally closing the boyfriend loophole. That means that if you assault your girlfriend or your ex-girlfriend, you lose your ability to buy or own a gun. You can get your rights back, but years later, only for one time, non-repeat offenders.

4/ For under 21 year old buyers, we build an enhanced, longer background check, including a call to the local police department to see if the kid is in crisis. This enhanced check can take from 3-10 days, providing for a critical "cooling off" period for young people in crisis.

5/ The bill includes the first every comprehensive federal criminal statute banning gun trafficking and straw purchasing. This allows law enforcement to put a stop to the flow of illegal guns into our cities.

6/ The bill clarifies who needs to register as a federal firearms dealer, to make sure that every true commercial gun seller is conducting background checks. This provision could get thousands of additional guns sales into the background check system.

7/ Our bill makes a historic $11 billion investment in our nation's broken mental health system. The most important thing we do it build out a new, nationwide system of mental health clinics, targeting the most underserved areas of the nation. This is a huge deal.

8/ Other mental health investments include help for pediatricians to do telehealth consults with mental health professionals, money for more school based mental health centers, support for suicide hotlines, and mental health first aid programs.

9/ Finally, our bill invests over $2 billion in community safety by funding community anti-violence programs in our cities, and school safety initiatives, by increasing funds for the existing bipartisan STOP School Violence program.

Pardon us if we’re not going to take Murphy’s word on the bill’s provisions. According to a cursory reading, here’s what we see that the bill does:

Allots more than $100 million to states and tribal authorities in the form of grants to “expand” mental health services, including mental health services delivered on school campuses

Expands Byrne JAG grant program to cover implementation of “extreme risk protection orders,” a/k/a red flag laws, with zero framework for that except a cursory, “don’t violate their due process rights” warning

Includes juvenile criminal convictions and commitment to a mental health institution (after age 16) as prohibiting factors

“Closing” the supposed “boyfriend” (or girlfriend depending on how they identify) loophole by adding even more undefined/loosely defined terminology and stronger penalties

Enhances sentencing for “straw purchasers” under federal law (Laughably) goes after drug dealers/cartels for gun running (more on that in an additional piece)

read more:

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2022/06/21/breaking-text-of-senate-gun-bill-released-and-your-rights-are-dangling-by-a-thread-n582129