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Biden crime prevention strategy to focus on guns, hiring more cops

President Joe Biden during an event in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, to discuss gun crime prevention strategy. Attorney General Merrick Garland listens at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined several steps it will take to curb an increase in deadly crimes, as the homicide rate continues to climb to historic levels in major cities across the country.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense in Washington on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) **FILE**

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Security personnel manned the entrance of the Wuhan Institute of Virology during a visit this week by a team from the World Health Organization. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In this file photo from Wednesday, March 3, 2021, members of the Michigan National Guard join the U.S. Capitol Police to keep watch over the Capitol grounds in Washington, in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump. The Guard mission is ending as Democrats and Republicans spar over whether to form an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the attack that sought to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

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In this May 25, 2021, file photo, a man holds up a sign against critical race theory during a protest outside a Washoe County School District board meeting in Reno, Nev. (Andy Barron/Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) **FILE**

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President Joe Biden during an event in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, to discuss gun crime prevention strategy. Attorney General Merrick Garland listens at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Joe Biden during an event in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, to discuss gun crime prevention strategy. Attorney General Merrick Garland listens at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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