Obama Takes Executive Action on Gun Control

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Despite mass shootings, including the slaughter of children in Newtown, Connecticut, Congress has refused President Obama's demands for new gun control. This week's executive actions guarantee the issue will be part of a presidential campaign — for the first time since the year 2000.

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