Obama assault weapon ban call
President Barack Obama has called for a ban on military-style assault weapons and a ten-round limit on magazines as he launched the most sweeping effort to curb American gun violence in nearly two decades.
Vice President Biden to meet pro-gun groups
This is the first in a series of meetings that President Obama promised in the wake of the shooting to deaths of 26 people at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut last December.
As well as pro-gun groups, Vice President Biden is due to meet victims’ groups, gun-safety advocates and representatives from the video game and entertainment industries, according to NBC News.
-
US gun violence: 'Trying to contain the uncontainable'
There were 26 victims in Newtown - as the US tries to get to grips with gun legislation since, 900 Americans died in gun-related violence.
-
Dylan's parents hope for gun control after Sandy Hook
For the first time since the Sandy Hook massacre Ian and Nicole Hockley have spoken of their gorgeous little boy.