Biden announces executive order strengthening background checks on gun sales

US president Joe Biden announced an executive order on Tuesday to take 'every lawful action possible to move us as close as we can to universal background checks without new legislation'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Speaking at Monterey Park, California, where he met families and victims of the Monterey Park mass shooting earlier this year, Biden also reiterated his commitment to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. He called on Republicans to 'ban assault rifles'. Biden added: 'Do something. Do something big.' The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new. daily newsletter,First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Biden #Politics #GunControl #Democrats #MontereyPark #News