…is America’s most significant gun violence reform in decades that President Biden signed into law on Saturday. He said his thoughts were with the families of shooting victims he has met over the years, including those in Uvalde, Texas. “Their message to us was ‘Do something.’ How many times did we hear that? ‘Just do something’ … Today we did.” The new laws passed late last week by the US Congress will toughen background checks, prevent domestic violence offenders from owning firearms, and help state authorities take weapons from people deemed to be dangerous. Most of the US$13 billion accompanying it will help fund mental health and school safety programs. Getting it done required bipartisan cooperation that wasn’t on the cards until a recent series of mass shootings. “God willing, this is gonna save a lot of lives,” Biden said.