Obama Reviews Proposals to Curb Gun Violence
January 14, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama is reviewing proposals to curb gun violence in the United States. The move comes a month after a shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 20 children and six school personnel.
A major political battle is brewing in the United States over gun control.
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to propose legislation designed to reduce firearm violence - that kills an average of 34 Americans every day.
“The belief that we have to have stronger background checks, that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity out of the hands of folks who shouldn’t have them, an assault weapons ban that is meaningful," he said.
Last month’s massacre in Newtown stunned the nation and led to renewed calls for tougher laws on gun ownership.
Winnie Stachelberg is with the Center for American Progress.
“You know the Newtown tragedy that sadly we are marking the one month anniversary of has changed the nature of the discussion around gun violence in this country. There is no doubt about it. There is a new paradigm," she said.
Vice President Biden has been leading a task force on preventing gun violence.
He has met with a number of groups interested in the gun-control debate, including gun rights advocates.
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