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What are the Biden administration's new initiatives to decrease gun violence?
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    In the wake of police killings, Biden visits New York to discuss combatting gun crime.
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    In conjunction with Biden’s visit, the Justice Department announced several new initiatives to help combat gun violence, including [an initiative] to train a small group of prosecutors on enforcement issues in cases involving untraceable weapons without serial numbers.
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    The president renewed his call to Congress to pass a budget that would offer $300 million for community policing. The president also outlined the Justice Department's new initiatives, which include directing DOJ to send resources to shut down the "Iron Pipeline," which funnels guns from shops from Southern states to Northern states.
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    New York Mayor Eric Adams and other local officials are asking for federal assistance in curbing the flow of guns into the state. Adams last week unveiled a plan to combat gun violence. As part of his strategy, Adams has called for reestablishing controversial anti-crime police units, alleviating a backlog of gun cases in the court system and addressing root causes of violence through all city agencies.
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    Progressive claims that insufficient social spending is driving up crime in New York City don’t add up.
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    Pandemic gun violence surge was not linked to rise in gun sales, study finds. (2021)
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Why was a police officer convicted of murder released early from prison?


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Why did the leader of ISIS commit suicide?


    As U.S. forces closed in, the Islamic State's leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, detonated a suicide bomb. The blast [also] killed his wife and their two children. Biden said the operation was designed...

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