Soaring gun violence has America on edge amid pleas for more policing | ITV News

"America is in the grip of a menacing and startling surge in the most violent crimes - murders, carjackings and shootings. It’s impacting communities of all sizes across the country, leaving people fearful and frightened.

But it’s disproportionately devastating for poor, minority, inner city America.

The White House has tried to ignore the ugly reality for much of the last year. President Joe Biden is caught between his progressive wing - that sees aggressive policing as the problem, not the solution - and moderates who say the crime wave must be urgently addressed by proactive law enforcement.

The President has been forced to deal with the issue of soaring gun violence head-on. On Thursday he was in New York City and met the new mayor after the shooting of two young police officers."