Biden heads to New York to meet Eric Adams on guns while GOP urges him to address all surging crime
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden heads to New York to meet Eric Adams on guns while GOP urges him to address all surging crime

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden is heading to New York City on Thursday to discuss strategies to quell gun violence as the administration takes heat for not addressing, and even dismissing, spiking crime rates in America's cities. President Joe Biden will head to New York City Thursday to meet with police officials and community leaders to discuss the administration's crack down on crime – specifically on gun violence. Biden's visit comes as almost every metric of major crime is on the rise in New York City Biden will meet Thursday with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and other officials at NYPD headquarters in downtown Manhattan Grand larceny rose in the same period by 39.6 per cent, and robberies by 28.3 per cent. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, New York City's only Republican in the U.S. Congress, said on Wednesday that she wants officials to look beyond just gun violence when tackling rising crime Speaking to Fox Business on Wednesday morning, Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis said she and her colleagues in NYC's Congressional delegation met with Adams on Tuesday to discuss the spike in crime ahead of Biden's trip.

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Trump attacked: Biden asks Americans not to 'make assumptions' on shooter's motive as FBI's probe continues
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump attacked: Biden asks Americans not to 'make assumptions' on shooter's motive as FBI's probe continues

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday appealed to the people of the country not to “make assumptions” about the motive or affiliations of the shooter who shot at his predecessor Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania a day before, in which he received injury in his right ear. “Yesterday's shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania calls on all …

Garland speaks with victims' families as new exhibit highlights the faces of gun violence
11 months ago

Garland speaks with victims' families as new exhibit highlights the faces of gun violence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday told relatives of …

Biden takes his first swipe at Trump for Manhattan criminal trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden takes his first swipe at Trump for Manhattan criminal trial

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden make a joking reference to Donald Trump 's criminal trial in New York while he campaigned for re-election in Pennsylvania, getting in a hit at his Republican rival. Biden's campaign swing comes Trump is spending much of the coming month or two in a Manhattan courtroom. The incumbent president's team is working to contrast the image of …

Trump to attend wake of slain New York police officer as he goes after Biden on crime
1 year ago

Trump to attend wake of slain New York police officer as he goes after Biden on crime

The Independent  

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The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
1 year, 4 months ago

The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first thing Greg Jackson did when he arrived in Lewiston, Maine, was to drive through the city, into its neighborhoods, past the crime scene tape and the boarded-up windows, to get a feel for a community reeling from a mass shooting. The deputy director of the new White House office of gun violence prevention was looking for …

Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence, praises police for work in Maine shooting spree
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence, praises police for work in Maine shooting spree

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called on Republicans in Congress to help keep Americans safe from gun violence and praised police for their efforts to track down the Maine gunman who killed 18 people. The Army reservist who opened fire in a bowling alley and then at a bar in Lewiston, Maine Wednesday night was found dead Friday from a …

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,’ President Biden says as he announces new federal effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he was determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launched the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings. “My administration has been working relentlessly to do something.” The new office of gun violence prevention will be led by Vice President Kamala …

Gun violence is the ultimate 'superstorm,' President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
1 year, 6 months ago

Gun violence is the ultimate 'superstorm,' President Biden says as he announces new federal effort

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden said Friday …

‘Finish the job’: Biden calls on lawmakers to hold gun industry accountable as he issues executive order
2 years ago

‘Finish the job’: Biden calls on lawmakers to hold gun industry accountable as he issues executive order

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two months after 11 people were killed and nine others …

Biden on gun control: ‘Do something, do something big’
2 years ago

Biden on gun control: ‘Do something, do something big’

Associated Press  

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in this suburban Los Angeles community where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 in January. “But I’m here with you today to act.” The president told the crowd he’d signed an executive order aimed at stiffening background checks to …

Biden to expand background checks in gun executive order
2 years ago

Biden to expand background checks in gun executive order

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden will announce a sweeping executive order increasing the number of background checks on gun buyers and cracking down on firearms dealers during a visit to the site of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday. President Joe Biden will announce a sweeping executive order increasing the number of background checks on gun buyers and cracking …

State of the Union: Biden takes on police, gun and political violence
2 years, 1 month ago

State of the Union: Biden takes on police, gun and political violence

Hindustan Times  

Washington: During President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in the United States Congress on Tuesday, there were three remarkably moving moments. And in recognising the three individuals, Biden brought a focus in his most important speech of the year to the three forms of violence that have engulfed the US — violence caused by law enforcement agencies, particularly …

'Where the hell are we?': President Joe Biden slams Lindsey Graham over 'riots in the streets'
2 years, 6 months ago

'Where the hell are we?': President Joe Biden slams Lindsey Graham over 'riots in the streets'

Raw Story  

In a speech at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden railed against Republican Senator Lindsey Graham for suggesting riots if the Department of Justice prosecutes former President Donald Trump for the theft of some of the nation’s top secret documents. Biden was responding to comments from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said over the weekend, “If there’s …

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn Monday to showcase a new law meant to reduce gun violence, celebrating “real progress” after years of inaction. “We will not save every life from the epidemic of gun violence,” he added, “But if this law had been in place years ago, even this last year, lives …

President Joe Biden talks gun control with Jimmy Kimmel
2 years, 9 months ago

President Joe Biden talks gun control with Jimmy Kimmel

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night …

As mass shootings continue, Biden presses Congress to act on gun control
2 years, 9 months ago

As mass shootings continue, Biden presses Congress to act on gun control

LA Times  

President Biden promised in an address Thursday that his call for Congress to pass laws to curb gun violence was “not about taking away anyone’s guns.” With the country reeling from three mass shootings in the last three weeks, President Biden called on Congress to deliver “common-sense” reforms to curb gun violence, during a rare prime-time address from the White …

‘It’s time to act’: Biden demands action on gun control after Texas school shooting
2 years, 10 months ago

‘It’s time to act’: Biden demands action on gun control after Texas school shooting

LA Times  

For the second time in less than two weeks, President Biden on Tuesday tried to console a nation reeling from another mass shooting, demanding action on gun control and asking what it would take for lawmakers to stand up to gunmakers and lobbyists who he said have prevented “common-sense gun laws.” “As a nation, we have to ask: When in …

President Joe Biden arrives in New York amid a surging crimewave
3 years, 1 month ago

President Joe Biden arrives in New York amid a surging crimewave

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents in the Bronx …

Biden in NYC: Nation must come together to end gun violence
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden in NYC: Nation must come together to end gun violence

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Running through a grim tally of recent gun deaths, President Joe Biden pledged to New Yorkers and the nation on Thursday that the federal government would step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities to stop the surging bloodshed. “We can do something about this.” But Biden’s crimefighting strategy relies …

‘The answer is not to defund the police’: Biden embraces New York’s mayor and his approach to crime
3 years, 1 month ago

‘The answer is not to defund the police’: Biden embraces New York’s mayor and his approach to crime

LA Times  

In visiting New York and aligning himself with New York Mayor Eric Adams, President Biden is responding to a GOP attack against Democrats on the issue of crime. President Biden, in the midst of a political reset aimed at getting him out of Washington to emphasize the Democrats’ case to voters ahead of November’s midterm elections, traveled to New York …

Biden to NYC next week to discuss gun crime with Mayor Adams
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden to NYC next week to discuss gun crime with Mayor Adams

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will visit New York City next week to discuss combating gun crime with Mayor Eric Adams, a meeting that will follow the recent fatal shooting of two city police officers. The White House said Biden planned during the Feb. 3 meeting to discuss his administration’s “comprehensive strategy” to combat gun crime, including increased funding for …

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country to talk about reducing crime. Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president and the likely next mayor of New York, plus Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and San Jose, California, Mayor Sam Liccardo are expected to attend the …

Amid crime spike in US, Biden meets police chiefs
3 years, 8 months ago

Amid crime spike in US, Biden meets police chiefs

Al Jazeera  

Shooting sprees in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia kill dozens during the weekend as US gun violence epidemic rages. United States President Joe Biden met with US city police chiefs, elected officials and a community intervention expert at the White House on Monday as his administration struggles to address a crime surge driven by rising gun violence in the US. …

Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced new efforts Wednesday to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, declaring the federal government is “taking on the bad actors doing bad things to our communities.” But questions persist about how effective the efforts can be in what could be a turbulent summer. Biden’s plan focuses on providing money to cities that …

Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US
3 years, 9 months ago

Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US

Al Jazeera  

After wave of mass shootings, Biden to impose a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy for gun dealers who flout the rules. Responding to a string of mass shootings and rising crime in the United States, President Joe Biden is taking new steps to control gun violence with a “zero-tolerance” policy for gun dealers and new funding for police and communities. “Let’s show the …

Crime is becoming one of America’s biggest political issues
3 years, 9 months ago

Crime is becoming one of America’s biggest political issues

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. RELATED: The surge in violent crime is not letting up In New York City, there was a 97% increase, from 777 shootings in 2019, to 1,531 in 2020, according to City data. “We have a tendency to see changes in murder rates through the eyes of New York, Chicago …

Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus on gun violence, as administration officials brace for what they fear could be an especially turbulent summer. White House aides believe that Biden, with his long legislative record on crime as a former senator, is not …

US gun violence an ‘epidemic’, ‘international embarrassment’, Joe Biden says after Colorado, Georgia shootings
3 years, 11 months ago

US gun violence an ‘epidemic’, ‘international embarrassment’, Joe Biden says after Colorado, Georgia shootings

Firstpost  

Washington: 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. “It’s an international embarrassment,” the Democrat, flanked by Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice President Kamala Harris, told Congress members and gun control activists in the Rose Garden. …

Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden put on a modest White House ceremony Thursday to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America. The president’s actions delivered on a pledge he made last month to take what he termed immediate “common-sense steps” to address gun violence, after a …

Editorial: Biden’s moves to curb gun violence should be just the start
3 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Biden’s moves to curb gun violence should be just the start

LA Times  

President Biden announced a slate of actions Thursday aimed at fulfilling his campaign promise to combat the proliferation of firearms and gun violence that kills some 40,000 people a year in this country. Lawmakers have given the administration limited regulatory authority over firearms, and Biden directed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to develop new rules on sales …

‘Enough prayers’: Biden says time for action on US gun control
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Enough prayers’: Biden says time for action on US gun control

Al Jazeera  

President’s executive actions come in the wake of two mass shootings and pressure on legislators to pass more lasting laws. United States President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a series of executive actions to address gun violence in the United States in his first major action on gun control since taking office. “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic …

Biden to announce executive actions to combat gun violence
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to announce executive actions to combat gun violence

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden will unveil a series of executive actions aimed at addressing gun violence on Thursday and will announce a gun control advocate as the head of the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. President Joe Biden will unveil a series of executive actions aimed at addressing gun violence on Thursday, including background checks for people buying 'ghost guns'. …

Biden to take executive actions to reduce gun violence
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to take executive actions to reduce gun violence

LA Times  

President Biden, making his first foray into efforts to control gun violence since taking office, plans to announce Thursday an effort to limit so-called ghost guns — weapons sold without serial numbers or other identifying information — and to nominate a figure from a major gun control group as director of the federal agency that regulates firearms. A senior Biden …

5 Questions Ahead Of Biden's 1st News Conference As President
4 years ago

5 Questions Ahead Of Biden's 1st News Conference As President

NPR  

5 Questions Ahead Of Biden's 1st News Conference As President Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Two months into office, President Biden will give his first news conference as president on Thursday. But amid that tour, details came out about his potentially massive infrastructure plan, the Biden administration faced continued questions about southern U.S. border …

Biden wants sweeping gun control, uphill political battle awaits
4 years ago

Biden wants sweeping gun control, uphill political battle awaits

Al Jazeera  

The US president wants a ban on assault weapons, but even universal background checks face a tough, but possible, path forward. States “without universal background check laws export crime guns across state lines at a 30 percent higher rate than states that require background checks on all gun sales”, GLC claims. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, who has made gun control …

Opinion: Gun violence crisis in America’s cities
4 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Gun violence crisis in America’s cities

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Greg Fischer is the mayor of Louisville and the President of the United States Conference of Mayors. CNN — You’ve probably seen the headlines: 2020 was a deadly year for gun violence in cities across America. Many cities are facing not one, but two public health crises at the same time: Covid-19 and increased gun violence. And we …

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