Amid rising crime, Biden targets gun violence in the US

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. Biden in a speech on Wednesday will announce new gun safety measures and will redirect some of $350bn in COVID-19 funds to address crime, according to White House officials. The funding can be used by cities to hire law enforcement officers, pay overtime, prosecute gun traffickers and invest in technology to make law enforcement more efficient, Biden Administration officials involved in details of the plan told The Associated Press.