Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality
Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Law enforcement confer at the scene, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, where multiple people were shot at a FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis airport. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Apr. 16, 2021 12:48 PM EDT
President Joe Biden listens as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Joe Biden listens as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 16, 2021 06:04 PM EDT
The American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in Washington, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in Washington, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Apr. 16, 2021 01:20 PM EDT
President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the Ellipse Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the Ellipse Friday, April 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 16, 2021 06:18 PM EDT
President Joe Biden waves as he gets into a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Marine One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, April 16, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

President Joe Biden waves as he gets into a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Marine One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Friday, April 16, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Apr. 16, 2021 07:07 PM EDT