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Those close to the proposal, however, warn “unforeseen circumstances could delay an announcement”.

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images The President’s executive orders on gun violence would likely increase the number of gun-buyer background checks and impose stricter guidelines for reporting weapons that are lost or stolen during shipping, Politico reported Thursday.

It has been reported that along with the new gun control orders, the president will also announce more funding for government agencies to better enforce the already existing gun laws.

But advocacy groups say some of the people who sell firearms at gun shows are not federally licensed, increasing the chance of sales to customers prohibited by law from purchasing a gun.

President Barack Obama will host the February 15-16 summit in Rancho Mirage, California, for what the White House called an “unprecedented gathering”.

The president is expected to take action to expand background check. But with Congress unlikely to approve any new gun curbs before the 2016 election, the measures are in line with what gun-control advocates were hoping would be adopted before Obama leaves office. What U.S. residents could expect a requirement to make a larger number of small-scale gun sellers have licenses, in effect forcing them to conduct background checks on purchases.

Obama, who is on vacation in Hawaii, previously announced his intention to hold the meeting, but the White House had not disclosed the dates.

The current law is that full-time gun sellers are required to perform background checks, but occasional sellers or those selling from a personal collection are exempt. Factors would include volume and speed of sales, and whether or not the seller relies on advertising to sell guns.