Attorney General Merrick Garland has pledged to address the surge in gun violence in Chicago, New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
, conducted between July 23-24 and released Sunday, showed Biden's gun violence approval rating under water, with 37 percent approving and 61 percent disapproving.
The findings marked a slump in the president's approval rating on gun violence compared to the same survey conducted between March 26-27, which showed 42 percent approving and 57 percent disapproving.on Thursday pledged to address the surge in gun violence in Chicago, New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a crack down on gun trafficking and additional funding for neighborhood intervention programs.
President Joe Biden, joined Attorney General Merrick Garland, speaks on gun crime prevention measures at the White House on June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC.The Justice Department recently launched strike forces to combat gun crimes and facilitate prosecutions across jurisdictions, according to the Associated Press.
Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco met with officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives last week to discuss a comprehensive approach to fighting the rise in violent crimes.."Our job is also of course to go after the sources of those guns, the corridors that they travel in and the networks that feed those guns to the places where they are doing the most violent crime, and that is what this series of strike force efforts is all about.
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