
President Barack Obama’s broad effort to reduce gun violence and boost school security will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as more than a dozen executive orders aimed at circumventing congressional opposition to stricter gun control.
The president also is calling for more anti-bullying efforts; more training for school personnel; and funding for more counselors and school resource officers.
Obama was expected to announce the measures Jan. 16 at a White House event that will bring together law enforcement officials, lawmakers, and children who wrote to him about gun violence following last month’s shooting of 20 young students and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.…Read More