WATCH: Biden addresses nation on gun violence

President Joe Biden, in his first major gun control measures since taking office, announced executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing what the White House calls a “gun violence public health epidemic.”

Biden was joined at the late morning Rose Garden event by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Most of the actions are coming from the Justice Department.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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