President to announce proposals to combat gun violence

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-- gun rights advocates are bracing for the worst tonight President Obama will announce tomorrow morning what he intends to do about gun violence including.

Which of almost two dozen possible executive orders he will implement.

Here is White House correspondent when Google.

Aides say the president and vice president will propose things we can do as a nation to protect innocents from gun violence they will be joined by children from around the country.

Who wrote the president letters in the wake of that tragedy expressing their concerns about gun violence and school safety along.

With their parents mr.

Obama has called the day of the new town massacre the worst day of his presidency -- the decision to invite children to Wednesday's event.

Inflame some of his critics.

Mr.

Biden's recommendations include legislative proposals and things the government can do -- its own like crack down on people who -- on background checks and ordering tougher penalties for gun trafficking.

And helping states do a better job of metal health reporting.

The president said on Monday he isn't focused on the political impact of his number of polls fool all of them get through this congress.

I don't know but majority leader Harry Reid says he won't ask Democrats in the senate to vote on measures likely to be rejected by the Republican controlled house.

They're normally going to a bunch of these.

-- generation just to say we've done something because if were really legislators the purpose of it is to pass legislation.

And Virginia Republican congressman Bob good -- whose committee will consider the gun proposals makes clear he'll be a tough sell.

This is a very important constitutional right.

And we are very dedicated to protecting the Second Amendment.

From that standpoint.

Good let opposes both the ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines that are likely to be among the president's proposals.

Meanwhile the new town shootings are prompting action at the state and local level.

In Novato California a gun buyback program ran out of cash in the first half hour.

In Albany, New York a bipartisan group of assemblyman pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and governor Andrew Cuomo immediately signed it we saw we -- Aren't we responded and we -- did and -- doing something about it we are not victims.

The president hopes increased public attention will help persuade reluctant members of congress to support his national proposals.

The world lawmakers focused on the debt he may find it hard to get their attention.

A -- allowed in the north -- Wendell thank you.

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