Biden to Head White House Effort to Curb Gun Violence
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President Barack Obama is assigning Vice President Joe Biden to lead his efforts to find ways to curb gun violence after the deadly shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
Obama, in a statement planned for 11:45 a.m. Washington time, will outline the administration’s review of potential responses as Democratic lawmakers, gun-control advocates and representatives of firearms owners react to the murder of 20 children and 6 adults by a gunman wielding a semiautomatic rifle equipped with a high-capacity ammunition clip.