Executive Order to Make Active Shooter Drills Less Traumatizing

President Biden is set to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at making active shooter drills in schools less traumatic but still effective. The order also targets new technologies that make it easier to fire and acquire firearms. This action is part of Biden's ongoing commitment to curbing gun violence, a key focus of his presidency.

The executive order will see research conducted into the potential trauma experienced by students and teachers as a result of active shooter drills with the intention of schools then using the findings create drills that "maximize their effectiveness and limit any collateral harms they might cause." Meanwhile, a task force will investigate machine-gun conversion devices and the increase in 3D-printed guns, reporting back in 90 days. As of Wednesday, this year has seen 31 mass killings in the US that have taken 135 lives, not including shooters who died, according to a database. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)