Joe Biden on 2016 decision: ‘I regret it every day’

On Tuesday, President Obama announced executive actions aimed at gun control.

“So the decision by President Obama to introduce measures to reduce gun violence in the United States will have some positive impact on our illegal guns problem”, added Smith, the opposition spokesman on national security.

The US vice-president told television station WVIT in CT that he planned to stay “deeply involved” in the campaign.

Mark Barden, whose son was shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School, introduced the president with a declaration that “we are better than this”.

The head of the Virginia-based Gun Owners of America, Larry Pratt, says Obama has exceeded his authority.

Under current Texas law, background checks are not required with private person-to-person gun sales. That person must run a background check before they can release the gun to the buyer.

The president’s proposal will require gun dealers to be licensed and to conduct background checks.

Invoking the words of Martin Luther King Jr., Obama said, “We need to feel the fierce urgency of now”. Marco Rubio thinks it’s a charade.

In the same interview, Biden noted that the GOP candidates are telling him that they’re tired of the carnival atmosphere in their race.

Protecting communities with bolstered enforcement: The executive actions take new steps to promote smart and effective enforcement of our gun laws – including a proposed increase in funding for more ATF agents, greater resources for tracking illegal online firearms trafficking and strengthened domestic violence outreach efforts.

After the Sandy Hook shooting, Obama in 2013, Obama sought far-reaching, bipartisan legislation that went beyond background checks to ban certain assault-style weapons and cap the size of ammunition clips.

Vice President Joe Biden said he regrets “every day” not running for president but said it was the right decision for his family.