President Barack Obama delivers a speech on the prevalence of gun violence and the executive powers he is invoking to limit gun deaths. He outlines executive actions he is implementing including, requiring licensing for gun sellers, expanding and updating the background check system, hiring new people in agencies that prevent gun violence such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and investing in both mental health care and in gun safety technology. The president also calls on the U.S. Congress to enact "common sense" gun legislation and the American people to support gun control legislation through voting and political action. President Obama is introduced by Mark Barden, managing director of Sandy Hook Promise and father of Daniel Barden, killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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