Joe Biden condemns US gun violence as he unveils limited new controls
It's an epidemic and it has to stop, says Biden
08 April 2021 - 20:04
Washington — US President Joe Biden and attorney-general Merrick Garland announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the US on Thursday, in what the White House described as a first step to curb mass shootings, community bloodshed and suicides.
The new measures include plans for the justice department to crack down on self-assembled “ghost guns”, and make “stabilising braces” — which effectively turn pistols into rifles — subject to registration under the National Firearms Act...
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