Biden says gun violence in U.S. is an epidemic, unveils executive actions and calls for national red flag law
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a series of executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence, while urging Congress to pass broader gun control legislation.
Biden Announces Gun Control Executive Actions, Says Second Amendment Not ‘Absolute’
President Biden unveiled executive orders on gun control on Thursday, at a press conference in the White House Rose Garden. “Nothing I’m about to recommend in any way impinges on the Second Amendment,” Biden said. “They’re phony arguments suggesting that these are Second Amendment rights in what we’re talking about.” Biden added that “no amendment to the Constitution is absolute. You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded movie theater and call it freed…

Biden condemns US gun violence as an ‘international embarrassment’ as he announces new actions – live
President outlines steps he will take to end gun violence in America after recent shootings in South Carolina, Atlanta and Boulder

U.S. President Biden introduces limited gun control measures in Rose Garden
President Joe Biden and his Attorney General Merrick Garland announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the United States on Thursday, in what the White House described as a first step to curb mass shootings, community bloodshed and suicides.

U.S. President Joe Biden announces executive actions aimed at gun violence
U.S. President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an 'epidemic and an international embarrassment.'

Biden announces executive action to combat ‘public health crisis’ of gun violence
President Biden on Thursday announced his first major executive actions on gun control since taking office, saying his administration plans to issue new regulations for “ghost” guns and braces, publish model “red flag” laws for states, and prioritize violence intervention programs.“We got a long way to go — it ...

"It's An International Embarrassment": Biden On US Gun Violence
President Joe Biden on Thursday branded US gun violence an "epidemic" and an "international embarrassment" at a White House ceremony to unveil his first attempt at getting the problem under control.

Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed
The orders tighten regulations on homemade guns and provide more resources for gun-violence prevention but fall far short of the sweeping gun-control agenda laid out on the campaign trail.

Biden announces actions to tackle gun 'epidemic'
President Joe Biden announced six executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing what he calls a gun violence "epidemic" in the U.S. Insisting it's "not a partisan issue," Biden pledged he's "willing to work with anyone" to get more done. (April 8)

Biden announces limited gun restrictions as pressure rises following mass shootings
Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to address the scourge of gun violence.

Biden Announces Executive Actions to Curb Gun Violence 'Epidemic'
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS News) — President Biden unveiled his first attempts to curb gun violence on Thursday, announcing a set of modest moves designed to begin revamping federal gun policy by tweaking the government’s definition of a firearm and more aggressively responding to urban gun violence.“Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment,” Mr. Biden said in his remarks announcing the actions. He called h…