T last month, after san bernardino, mr. Obama decided to act on his own. Given the limits of his power, his actions today are not sweeping. The most significant simply expands background checks for shows. Currently, about 40 of sales have no background checks at all. Chief legal correspspdent jan crawford is at the white house. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Reporter it was an emotional appeal. We maybe cant save everybody, but we could save some. Reporter and a political call to action. So the gun lobby may be Holding Congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold america hososge. applause carnage as the price of freedom. Reporter the president repeatedly callses the actions common sense steps. And he expressed solidarity with the people who surrounded him at the white house a father who lost a sevenyearold. The daughters of a pastor at a church, and a congresswoman nearly killed after being shot in
Health restrictions from possessing guns. Hiring more than 230 additional fbi employees to help process background checks. And a Budget Proposal for an additional 200 agents and investigators at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco firearms. Now, after meeting this afternoon with his attorney general, loretta lynch, the president said he was confident these changes are consistent with the second amendment, that theyre not an unconstitutional end run around congress, but, scott, one thing is all but certain these proposals and these executive actions are going to be challenged, whether in congress or in court. Just as the president s executive actions on immigration have been challenged in court. Jan crawford at the white house tonight. Jan, thank you very much. The president s shot was heard everywhere on the campaign trail today, and with less than four weeks to the first voting, candidates are turning to their own big guns. Major garrett is in New Hampshire tonight. Reporter scott, republi
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