Biden issues orders in bid to combat US gun violence 'epidemic'
2 shares US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AFP) — US 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. “This is an epidemic, for God’s sake, and it has to stop,” he said, calling shootings “a public health crisis.” “It’s an international embarrassment,” the Dem...