President Joe Biden signed an executive order to address gun violence on Tuesday in Monterey Park, California, where, in January, a gunman shot 20 people, killing 11, during a Lunar New Year celebration.

Biden’s order will aim to promote secure storage of firearms and increase the number of background checks conducted each year. It will do so within the framework of the Safer Communities Act, a law that passed with bipartisan support during the previous congressional session.

The order will require Biden Cabinet officials to develop a plan to better coordinate support to communities affected by gun violence. It will specifically mandate that Attorney General Merrick Garland develop more clear-cut rules to ensure that federally licensed gun dealers are conducting background checks.

As a result of the executive order, “fewer guns will be sold without background checks, and therefore fewer guns will end up in the hands of [people who have been convicted of felonies] and domestic abusers,” a White House […]