Assessing the Progress of Gun Safety Legislation and Advocacy

President Joe Biden will speak at a summit in Connecticut on Friday to highlight the implementation of the federal gun safety legislation signed last year. He will also push for universal background checks and the banning of assault weapons. The summit is being led by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and major gun safety groups hoping to build on recent progress. Since the bill signing last summer, there have been at least 26 mass killings in the U.S. so far in 2023, leaving at least 131 people dead. Firearms are the No. 1 killer of children in the U.S.