In response to gun violence, President Barack Obama will unveil on Wednesday a series of "concrete proposals" that will include a push for an assault weapons ban and measures to strengthen background checks for gun buyers.
Press Secretary Jay Carney said the president will name "concrete proposals" that will include legislative reforms, such as strengthening the background check system for guns and banning assault weapons. He also suggested that the proposals could include a series of administrative actions.
"The president will take a comprehensive approach. But it is a simple fact that there are limits to what can be done under existing law," Carney said.
"There are specific legislative actions that he will continue to call on Congress to take, including the assault weapons ban, including a measure to ban high-capacity magazine clips, including an effort to close the very big loopholes in the background check system in our country," he said.
Obama, who has said the day of the shooting was the worst of his presidency, said on Monday he would study the panel's ideas and then move forward "vigorously" on those that he endorsed, including some actions he could take without congressional approval.
Obama and Biden are scheduled to speak at 11:45 am EST and will be joined by children who wrote to the White House in the wake of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
