nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||’It Has To Stop’: Biden Takes Initial Action On Guns, Calls On Congress To Do More||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday.

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President Joe Biden, Vice President Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland arrive at the White House Rose Garden to speak about gun violence prevention on Thursday.

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‘It Has To Stop’: Biden Takes Initial Action On Guns, Calls On Congress To Do More

President Biden declared gun violence a public health crisis and a blemish on the nation in remarks at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday.

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