Biden’s plan to tackle rising homicides: Tighten gun regulations, bolster police
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President Biden will announce measures Wednesday to crack down on gun stores that don’t follow federal rules, step up programs for recently released convicts and provide more support for police departments across the country as the administration grapples with spikes in homicides and other violent crimes across major cities.
Though overall crime was down last year, according to FBI data, the murder rate rose about 25 percent and violent crime about 3 percent.
“That’s impacting people’s lives, people’s communities, people’s families, people’s neighbors,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in Tuesday’s news briefing, which was dominated by questions about crime. “Of course, they want to hear more and [Biden] wants to share more with the American public about what he’s going to do.”
Crime has become a dominant issue in a slew of local campaigns, most notably the New York mayoral race
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