Biden's executive actions include support for programs working to reduce gun violence Biden's executive order could help local efforts to stop violence and last updated 2021-04-08 19:31:20-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â President Biden announced he is targeting ghost guns and will go after enacting red flag laws in a "This is an epidemic for gods sake and it has to stop," Biden said, referring to mass shootings and gun violence. The announcement comes as community leaders look to lower violence in Kansas City, Missouri, following a record-setting year for homicides. Biden also announced measures to support anti-gun violence programs in urban areas using tools that do not involve incarceration.