Obama unveils sweeping $500 million gun violence package
Photo credit: Getty Images | President Barack Obama speaks on proposals to reduce gun violence as Vice President Joe Biden watches in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House. (Jan. 16, 2013)
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Without waiting for Congress, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a sweeping $500 million program to curb gun violence, setting up a fight over universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.
Obama also used his presidential powers to issue 23 orders that don't require congressional...
