President Barack Obama plans to reveal a series of executive branch initiatives this week aimed at stemming the loss of life from shootings in America. White House officials told The Associated Press ...

Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden announced major proposals to help curb gun violence in the country. They said they would introduce legislation by next week that includes a ban on assault weapons, ...

President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden and gun violence victims, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is ...

HONOLULU -- The Obama administration on Friday announced a pair of executive actions aimed at strengthening federal background checks for gun purchasers, with a particular focus on limiting firearm ...

At a press conference Wednesday, President Barack Obama described the Senate vote that defeated a bipartisan compromise to establish expanded background checks on gun sales as “round one” in the fight ...