- President outlines steps he will take to end gun violence
- Actions include regulations on ‘ghost guns’ and pistols
- Manchin says ‘no circumstance’ where he would vote to end filibuster
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Joe Biden said his first executive order on gun control will be aimed at reigning in “ghost guns,” which are unregistered firearms that can be assembled from parts.
“I want to see these kits treated as firearms under the Gun Control Act,” the president said.
Joe Biden is now outlining the steps he will take to end gun violence in America, describing such violence as a “public health crisis”.
The president dismissed the “phony arguments” that his action “impinges on the Second Amendment,” as many Republicans have insisted.
