Biden uses executive actions to tighten gun controls and urges Congress to act

US President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House. Picture: AP/Andrew Harnik

President Joe Biden has announced executive actions aimed at cutting gun violence across the US, which he described as an “epidemic and an international embarrassment”.

Speaking from the White House, Mr Biden said: “The idea that we have so many people dying every single day from gun violence in America is a blemish on our character as a nation.”