President Joe Biden is calling for more funding from Congress and announcing plans to crack down on shootings as a means of addressing increased nationwide crime in recent years. The rate of violent crime in the U.S. reached a ten-year high in 2020, according to data from the FBI. This included a year-over-year jump in homicides from 6,977 in 2019 to 9,630 in 2020. And several major cities reported dramatic increases in crime last year. Some estimate last year’s nationwide murder rate to be near a 25-year high. The murder rate was estimated to be 6.9 murders per 100,000 people in 2021. Biden’s plan includes a commitment from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to crack down on illegal guns transported up the I-95 corridor to cities like Baltimore and New York. The DOJ will also launch a national ghost gun enforcement initiative, prioritize combating violent crime on the state and …