White House rolls out new plan to reduce gun suicides in U.S. – CNBC

Ryan Resch writes down the serial number for a .22 caliber handgun to include on a background check for first time customer Dave Clute at BigHorn Firearms on December 16, 2015 in Denver, Colorado.Brent Lewis | The Denver Post | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans.The White House is announcing the new plan on Tuesday, which officials say is an unprecedented focus by the federal government on reducing the risk of suicide through awareness and training campaigns and new regulations to increase the availability of gun storage products.The plan calls for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, Homeland Security, the Justice Department, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Transportation’s emergency medical services office to create public awareness campaigns to encourage safer storage of guns and training for counselors, crisis responders, and others.The effort also includes the Justice Department finalizing a rule that was first proposed in 2016 and would require stores that sell firearms to also offer secure gun storage and safety devices, the White House said.John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for…
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