U.S. President Joe Biden has issued multiple executive orders on firearms control, citing U.S. firearms violence as an internationally embarrassing issue.
He spoke about changes to the firearms control law at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday local time after the executive order was issued. Biden said America's firearms have taken the shape of a violent epidemic. The issue is internationally embarrassing for America. The BBC says the US president has issued several separate executive orders to control firearms. These orders no longer need to be approved by Congress.