Biden Offers Crime Plan as Polls Hint at Political Vulnerability
- Proposal focuses on gun trafficking, jobs for former inmates
- Rise in crime could pose problems for Democrats in 2022 races
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President Joe Biden announced a plan to curb gun crimes and crack down on firearms dealers amid a nationwide spike in violent crime that poses a political challenge for the White House.
The strategy would allow states and municipalities to tap into pandemic relief funds to hire police officers under certain circumstances, Biden said on Wednesday, providing resources to combat an increase in shootings, armed robberies and assaults.