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| Barack Obama, Frustrated By Congress, Plans Unilateral US Gun Control Steps
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 2-January-2016
13:16:52 PM |
| President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional approval.
Obama, in his weekly recorded address, said on Friday he has received "too many letters from parents, and teachers, and kids, to sit around and do nothing."
He has repeatedly urged Congress to tighten gun laws. His calls grew louder following the 2012 massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, and again after mass shootings in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and San Bernardino, California in recent months.
"A few months ago, I directed my team at the White House to look into any new actions I can take to help reduce gun violence," Obama said in the address. "And on Monday, I'll meet with our attorney general, Loretta Lynch, to discuss our options."
The Washington Post, citing several individuals briefed on the matter, said Obama and Lynch would finalize executive actions, which do not require congressional approval, that he will unveil next week.
Frustrated by Congress, Obama has vowed to use "whatever power this office holds" to put in place gun control measures.
"We know that we can't stop every act of violence," Obama said
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