Biden rails against 'epidemic' of US gun violence | First Thing

President calls the violence an international embarrassment' after recent spate of mass shootings. Plus, Republican-controlled states spend huge amounts on potentially illegal executions

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Joe Biden has described gun violence in the US as an epidemic" and an international embarrassment", in an emotional address at the White House after a series of mass shootings in recent weeks.