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Obama Calls for Action to Curb Gun Violence

Published January 14, 2013

Tuesday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to unveil recommendations for curbing gun violence in America, which claims thousands of lives each year. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, the recommendations come one month after a deadly shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that re-ignited a long-simmering debate on gun control.


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