The Promises and Pitfalls of the New Gun Law

<p>President Biden has heralded the recent gun safety bill as the most significant federal attempt to reduce gun violence in 30 years.</p><p>But after a gunman opened fire from a rooftop onto a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, questions abound about what the landmark legislation will — and will not — achieve.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/sheryl-gay-stolberg">Sheryl Gay Stolberg</a>, a Washington correspondent covering health policy for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Six people were killed and dozens more wounded in the deadly shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. The police have<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-shooting-july-4-parade"> taken a 22-year-old man into custody</a>.</li><li>Gun violence researchers have waged an often-frustrating battle to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/26/us/politics/gun-control-research-bipartisan-bill.html"> translate their findings into public policy</a>.</li><li>Here’s what is in the gun safety law — officially called the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/us/politics/senate-gun-bill.html"> Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</a> — and what was left out.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>