Mayor Lori Lightfoot and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., on Tuesday touted passage of the most sweeping federal gun safety legislation in 30 years — without knowing whether any of its provisions would have prevented Monday’s massacre at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act enhances background checks for gun buyers age 18 to 21. It also encourages states to enact “red flag” laws that could allow temporarily confiscating guns from dangerous people.
