Obama takes action over

U.S. gun control

President Barack Obama is rolling out a string of executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence, despite staunch opposition in Congress

All sellers must be licensed and

must conduct background checks

on potential buyers – overturning

current exemptions to private

sellers at gun shows and online

FBI to hire 230 new examiners to

help process new background checks

Congress will be asked to invest

$500m in its 2017 budget to boost

access to mental health care

306.8 million

310 million

U.S. population

(2009)

Guns owned by

U.S. citizens

(2009)

States must provide information

on people disqualified due to mental

illness or domestic violence

Licensed gun dealers required to

report any lost and stolen guns to

National Crime Information Center

Departments of defence, justice

Handguns

and homeland security will explore

“smart gun technology” to improve

gun safety

Rifles and

shotguns

114

million

196

million

Deaths resulting from firearms

TOTAL: 33,636

(2013)

Suicide:

21,175

Homicide:

11,208

Other:

1,253

Sources: U.S. Congress, Gunpolicy.org, National Shooting Sports Foundation

Picture: Getty Images

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Obama takes action over

U.S. gun control

President Barack Obama is rolling out a string of executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence, despite staunch opposition in Congress

All sellers must be

licensed and must

conduct background

checks on potential

buyers – overturning

current exemptions

to private sellers

at gun shows and online

FBI to hire 230 new

examiners to help process

new background checks

Congress will be asked to invest

$500m in its 2017 budget to boost

access to mental health care

States must provide information

on people disqualified due to mental

illness or domestic violence

Licensed gun dealers required to report any lost and

stolen guns to National Crime Information Center

Departments of defence, justice and homeland

security will explore “smart gun technology” to

improve gun safety

306.8 million

310 million

U.S. population

(2009)

Guns owned by

U.S. citizens

(2009)

Handguns

Rifles and

shotguns

114

million

196

million

Deaths resulting

from firearms

TOTAL: 33,636

(2013)

Suicide:

21,175

Homicide:

11,208

Other:

1,253

Sources: U.S. Congress, Gunpolicy.org, National Shooting

Sports Foundation. Picture: Getty Images

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Obama takes

action over

U.S. gun

control

President Barack Obama is rolling out a string of executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence, despite staunch opposition in Congress

All sellers must be licensed and

must conduct background checks

on potential buyers – overturning

current exemptions to private

sellers at gun shows and online

FBI to hire 230 new examiners

to help process new background

checks

Congress will be asked to invest

$500m in its 2017 budget to boost

access to mental health care

States must provide information

on people disqualified due to mental

illness or domestic violence

Licensed gun dealers required to

report any lost and stolen guns to

National Crime Information Center

Departments of defence, justice

and homeland security will explore

“smart gun technology” to improve

gun safety

306.8 million

310 million

U.S. population

(2009)

Guns owned by

U.S. citizens

(2009)

Handguns

Rifles and

shotguns

114

million

196

million

Deaths

resulting from firearms

TOTAL: 33,636

(2013)

Suicide:

21,175

Homicide:

11,208

Other:

1,253

Sources: U.S. Congress,

Gunpolicy.org, National Shooting Sports

Foundation. Picture: Getty Images

© GRAPHIC NEWS