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Joe Biden was visiting New York on Thursday, February 3, which has seen an increase in crime since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A highly political move while the Democratic administration is accused of laxity. The US president has once again promised to fight illegal weapons and gun violence.
With our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki
For Joe Biden, it is above all a question of showing that his administration takes gun violence very seriously. Since coming to power, the American president has often been accused by Republicans of being too weak in his handling of crime. “ Enough is enough cause we know we can do something about it “, Hammered Joe Biden Thursday, February 3 in front of a hundred officials from the city and the State of New York gathered at the headquarters of the New York police.
On Thursday, he acknowledged that the federal government needs to do more. But he praised the measures implemented so far by his team and did not fail to criticize, without naming them, the elected officials who do not cooperate, denouncing ” resistance from some sectors of government, congress and the states “. While admitting that the federal authorities had to “ do more », above all against the proliferation of weapons sold in kit form, unlisted, and the sprawling illegal traffic.
Arms trafficking
Coming to New York, Joe Biden responds to the call for help launched by the new mayor, himself a former African-American police officer, after the death of two police officers in a shooting last week. Eric Adams welcomed the support provided by Washington. Both men promised a tougher policy against traffickers of illegal weapons and those involved in crimes involving weapons.
While promising more resources for the New York police, they also promised to invest more in local anti-violence organizations. In 2021several cities recorded record numbers of homicides. Stores looted in San Francisco, children killed by stray bullets, mass shootings… This visit was closely followed in New York and elsewhere, because Joe Biden, like Eric Adams, face pressure for reform always expected from the police.
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