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Biden issues new order in effort to curb US gun violence

US President Joe Biden has called for more stringent gun regulations to help prevent mass shootings, such as the one that occurred in Monterey Park, California, in January [File: David Swanson/Reuters]

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to expand the use of background checks for firearm purchases as the United States grapples with persistent and devastating mass shootings.

Biden underscored his commitment to further regulate guns in an announcement on Tuesday before a visit to the California community of Monterey Park, where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 people in January.

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