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Biden aims at 'ghost gun' violence with new federal rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-
dent Joe Biden on Mon-
day took fresh aim at ghost
guns, the privately made GHOST
firearms without serial
numbers that are increas-
ingly cropping up in violent
crimes, as he struggles to
break past gun-control op- BUSTERS
position to address firearm
deaths.
Speaking at the White
House, Biden highlighted
the Justice Department's
work to finalize new regu-
lations to crack down
on ghost guns, and an-
nounced the nomination
of Steve Dettelbach, who
served as a U.S. attorney in
Ohio from 2009 to 2016, to
run the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives. "Law enforcement
is sounding the alarm," Bi-
den said of ghost guns,
briefly holding one up for
cameras to see in the Rose President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Mia Tretta arrive to speak in the Rose
Garden. "Our communities Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, to announce a final version of the administration's ghost gun rule,
are paying the price." which comes with the White House and the Justice Department under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths.
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