The Justice Department today announcing that it will give more than
200 million to eight gun violence prevention measures across the country.
$231 million will have states administer red flag
laws and support gun violence programs following the bipartisan
gun legislation passed over the summer,
while red flag laws are aimed to remove guns from the possession of
people with violent behavior who may be at risk to others or themselves.
And the announcement coming on the fifth anniversary
of the Parkland School shooting in Florida,
and as the US is experiencing a wave of deadly shootings,
there have already been 67 mass shootings in the us in the 45 days,
just 45 days that we've seen of 2023.