Obama Offers New Executive Actions on Gun Control

Although the drive for gun control collapsed in the Senate, President Barack Obama added two more executive actions to a list of 23 steps that the White House determined could be taken to reduce gun violence.

One of the new policies will end a government practice that allows military weapons sold or donated by the U.S. to allies to be re-imported into the United States by private entities. Under this new policy, only museums and other entities like the government will be eligible to re-import military-grade firearms.

The second proposal from the Obama administration is a federal rule to stop those who would be ineligible to pass a background check from getting around the law by registering the gun to a trust or corporation. Instead, the new rule would require people associated with those entities to undergo the same type of background checks as individuals.

Vice President Joe Biden, who has been particularly vocal about the need for gun control in the U.S., was set to unveil the new executive order Thursday at the White House. Biden has said before that several legislators who voted against expanded background checks have told him that they want to change their votes, but he did not name any legislators in particular.