Obama considers executive action on gun control

The 54-year-old said: “All of this progress is because of you”. ‘And on Monday, I’ll meet with our attorney general, Loretta Lynch, to discuss our options’.

“Because I get too many letters from parents, and teachers, and kids, to sit around and do nothing”, Obama said.

Following the San Bernardino shooting in December in which 14 people were killed and more than 20 injured, the Obama administration let it be known he was looking for ways to bypass Congress, with the presumption that Republicans would block any efforts to further restrict access.

Lawyers and policy advisors are studying how he might interpret existing law or strengthen regulations to require more background checks to weed out violent felons and mentally ill people as they try to buy guns.

One group, the Michael Bloomberg-helmed Everytown for Gun Safety, has provided recommendations to the White House that include creating a test for assessing who must become licensed to continue selling guns.

He said: “I am fired up for the year that stretches out before us”.

As a result, Obama notes that “tens of thousands of our fellow Americans have been mowed down by gun violence”.

But White House officials have said there are many political and legal challenges to doing so, potentially opening up Obama to renewed criticism that he is abusing his authority. That person didn’t know whether it would be based on the number of guns sold or revenue generated through gun sales.

Another new, likely requirement is that licensed dealers and manufacturers will have to report to federal authorities guns that are stolen in transit to a buyer.

The National Rifle Association opposes expanded background verify methods.

And he wants it to be a priority, following the dark year the United States has encountered with gun violence. He can’t take unilateral steps that Congress has specifically rejected, gun rights activists argue.

The first ad targets Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who revived the plan to expand background checks in the wake of the Roseburg shooting by proposing it on the campaign trail.

At that point the woman crosses out all three points, crumples up the paper and throws it aside, as Clinton’s laugh is heard in the background. On Monday, he will sound out US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on how to use it to curb gun violence.

“I’m also a supporter of rational reasonable gun control measures”, he said. What if Congress did something – anything – to protect our kids from gun violence?’