Jan. 16, 2013
From left: Hinna Zeejah, 8, Taejah Goode, 10, Julia Stokes, 11, and Grant Fritz, 8, who wrote letters to President Obama about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., look on as the president signs proposals to reduce gun violence during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
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The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, talks with Attorney General Eric Holder before President Obama unveils a series of proposals to counter gun violence. Vice President Joe Biden delivered his recommendations to Obama after holding a series of meetings with representatives from the weapons and entertainment industries as requested by the president after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.
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Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, not shown, arrive to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
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Jan. 16, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden introduces President Obama to announce his gun control proposals in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The president announced his support for an assault weapons ban, restrictions on high-capacity ammunition clips and tougher background checks.
Michael Reynolds / European Pressphoto Agency
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence.
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Jan. 16, 2013
Todd Jones, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, center, is applauded by Attorney General Eric Holder, second right, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, left, during an event unveiling a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. President Obama signed 23 executive orders to curb gun violence, demanded that Congress pass as assault weapons ban and nominated Jones to become permanent director of the bureau
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Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
Lynn and Chris McDonnell, parents of Grace McDonnell, who was killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, listen as President Obama talks about their daughter during a news conference on proposals to reduce gun violence.
Susan Walsh / AP
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama high-fives 8-year-old Hinna Zeejah after unveiling a series of gun control proposals during an event at the White House. Hinna and her mother, Nadia (behind her at left), were among those who wrote the president letters about guns and gun control after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Jason Reed / Reuters
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama hugs Grant Fritz, 8, as his mother, Elisabeth Carlin, right, looks on during an event to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. Also pictured, from left, are Hinna Zeejah, 8; Taejah Goode, 10, with his mother, Kimberly Graves; and Theophil Stokes. The children, who wrote letters to the president, were invited to the event with their parents.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama’s signature appears on one of several executive orders he signed as part of the administration's new gun law proposals. One month after a massacre that left 20 schoolchildren and six adults dead in Newtown, Conn., the president unveiled a package of proposals that include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Jan. 16, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with children who wrote letters to President Obama. Pictured from left are Nadia Zeejah; Taejah Goode, 10; Julia Stokes, 11, with her father, Theophil Stokes; and Grant Fritz, 8, with his mother, Elisabeth Carlin.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold an event to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. At right is Nadia Zeejah, whose daughter Hinna, 8, wrote a letter to the president.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
From left: Hinna Zeejah, 8, Taejah Goode, 10, Julia Stokes, 11, and Grant Fritz, 8, who wrote letters to President Obama about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., look on as the president signs proposals to reduce gun violence during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
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Jan. 16, 2013
The Rev. Al Sharpton, left, talks with Attorney General Eric Holder before President Obama unveils a series of proposals to counter gun violence. Vice President Joe Biden delivered his recommendations to Obama after holding a series of meetings with representatives from the weapons and entertainment industries as requested by the president after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.
Larry Downing / Reuters
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, not shown, arrive to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden introduces President Obama to announce his gun control proposals in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The president announced his support for an assault weapons ban, restrictions on high-capacity ammunition clips and tougher background checks.
Michael Reynolds / European Pressphoto Agency
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
Todd Jones, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, center, is applauded by Attorney General Eric Holder, second right, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, left, during an event unveiling a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. President Obama signed 23 executive orders to curb gun violence, demanded that Congress pass as assault weapons ban and nominated Jones to become permanent director of the bureau
Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
Lynn and Chris McDonnell, parents of Grace McDonnell, who was killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, listen as President Obama talks about their daughter during a news conference on proposals to reduce gun violence.
Susan Walsh / AP
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama high-fives 8-year-old Hinna Zeejah after unveiling a series of gun control proposals during an event at the White House. Hinna and her mother, Nadia (behind her at left), were among those who wrote the president letters about guns and gun control after the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Jason Reed / Reuters
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama hugs Grant Fritz, 8, as his mother, Elisabeth Carlin, right, looks on during an event to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. Also pictured, from left, are Hinna Zeejah, 8; Taejah Goode, 10, with his mother, Kimberly Graves; and Theophil Stokes. The children, who wrote letters to the president, were invited to the event with their parents.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama’s signature appears on one of several executive orders he signed as part of the administration's new gun law proposals. One month after a massacre that left 20 schoolchildren and six adults dead in Newtown, Conn., the president unveiled a package of proposals that include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Jan. 16, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with children who wrote letters to President Obama. Pictured from left are Nadia Zeejah; Taejah Goode, 10; Julia Stokes, 11, with her father, Theophil Stokes; and Grant Fritz, 8, with his mother, Elisabeth Carlin.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post
Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hold an event to unveil a package of proposals to reduce gun violence. At right is Nadia Zeejah, whose daughter Hinna, 8, wrote a letter to the president.
Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post