Abstract

American Psychological Association (APA) President Frank C. Worrell, Ph.D., said in response to the Senate bill aimed at restricting access to firearms: “The American Psychological Association commends the Senate taking a first step toward addressing our nation's public health crisis of gun violence with the introduction of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” according to an APA news release. “This bill would make critical investments in local initiatives, such as extreme risk protection order laws and crisis intervention programs. It would also reinforce firearms bans for domestic abusers and enhance the federal background check system for individuals under age 21 who attempt to purchase firearms.

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