Obama Looks to Sway Public as Gun Control Stalls in Congress
- Obama announced new background check requirements on Tuesday
- National Rifle Association not part of CNN-Obama town hall
President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting with CNN's Anderson Cooper.
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Rebuffed repeatedly by Congress on gun control, President Barack Obama tried once again to sway a somewhat skeptical and ambivalent public.
Two days after unveiling executive actions intended to expand criminal background checks for firearms transactions and streamline rules for reporting mental-health issues that would block a gun purchase, Obama answered questions from gun control supporters and opponents at a town hall-style event Thursday night.