President Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb
gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over
tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a
Connecticut elementary school.
Sources confirm to CBS
News correspondent Major Garrett that Mr. Obama is tasking Vice
President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, with spearheading
the effort.
In remarks from the White House on Wednesday,
Mr. Obama will outline a process for pursuing policy changes following
the school shooting, though he is not expected to call for specific
measures.
The president has vowed to use "whatever power
this office holds" to safeguard the nation's children after Friday's
shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Twenty children and
six adults were killed at the school by a gunman carrying an arsenal of
ammunition and a high-powered, military-style rifle.
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