President Joe Biden on April 8 announced several new gun control measures after two mass shootings last month, claiming that shootings are a “public health crisis.” “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an international embarrassment,” he said in a speech at the White House, where he was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland. Reports said several gun-control advocates and local officials also attended. According to text provided by the White House, Biden is directing the Department of Justice to, within 30 days, issue a proposed rule aimed at curbing the spread of so-called ghost guns, or guns that are made from build-it-yourself kitsThe government will also in the next two months issue a proposed rule declaring that a pistol equipped with a stabilizing brace will be labeled a short-barreled rifle, and it will publish model “red flag” legislation for states. Three other actions announced April 7 by the administration include investing in “community violence interventions” meant to curb the spike in murders and shootings seen last year; issuing an annual report on firearms trafficking; and nominating David Chipman as the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Chipman is a former adviser to the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety and currently an adviser at Giffords, an organization that says it works to stop gun violence...MORE
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