Joe Biden unveils executive actions for gun control in the US

The actions come in the wake of two mass shootings and pressure on legislators to pass more lasting laws.

President Joe Biden has unveiled a series of executive actions addressing gun violence in his first major action on gun control since taking office. Biden on Thursday will also nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the White House said in a statement. The moves come in the wake of two mass shootings in March, events that have become common occurrences in the US.