Obama gets around gun-laws vote

President Barack Obama has by-passed Congress with a series of actions aimed at curbing gun violence.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 - 17:23

President Barack Obama has by-passed Congress with a series of actions aimed at curbing gun violence.

The 23 executive actions include measures to encourage schools to hire police officers, increase research on gun violence and improve efforts to prosecute gun crime.

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