Biden administration plans historic $5bn investment to combat gun violence in hard-hit areas

Proposal comes as the nation has seen gun violence increase and marks the first time the government has made an effort to address the root causes

The Biden administration plans to invest $5bn toward gun violence prevention in the nation's most hard-hit areas as part of a key infrastructure package announced this week.

This investment marks an important step in acknowledging the disparate impact of gun violence and is the first time the government has set aside this much money at one time to address community violence holistically over a multi-year period.