Biden has a 2nd chance to take on the NRA with a background check bill for gun sales
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Biden says he "beat" the NRA twice, but his push as VP for expanded background failed in 2013.
He wants Congress to pass a host of gun-control measures, including universal background checks.
A White House official said Biden was also weighing executive actions to address gun violence.
Shortly after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, then-Vice President Joe Biden shared his advice for managing grief in a lengthy phone call with Mark Barden, who was still in shock from losing his seven-year-old son Daniel.