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| The US vice-president, Joe Biden, said he expects to report his gun control recommendations to Barack Obama as early as Tuesday, declaring that the public had been reviled by images of children "riddled with bullets". | The US vice-president, Joe Biden, said he expects to report his gun control recommendations to Barack Obama as early as Tuesday, declaring that the public had been reviled by images of children "riddled with bullets". |
| Biden, speaking before a meeting with representatives of the National Rifle Association, said he would make his recommendations well before Obama's stated deadline of the end of January. | Biden, speaking before a meeting with representatives of the National Rifle Association, said he would make his recommendations well before Obama's stated deadline of the end of January. |
| Earlier this week, the Biden met gun-safety groups and families of victims of mass shootings. He said suggestions made to his gun control taskforce had included consistent support for "universal background checks" on gun ownership and an agreement on the "need to do something about high-capacity magazines". | Earlier this week, the Biden met gun-safety groups and families of victims of mass shootings. He said suggestions made to his gun control taskforce had included consistent support for "universal background checks" on gun ownership and an agreement on the "need to do something about high-capacity magazines". |
| Biden said in a Washington news briefing that he would deliver his findings early because of the "tight window" the government had in which to act. | Biden said in a Washington news briefing that he would deliver his findings early because of the "tight window" the government had in which to act. |
| The vice-president has already pledged that the president "is going to act" on gun control, and he invoked the tragic events of Newtown on Thursday. | The vice-president has already pledged that the president "is going to act" on gun control, and he invoked the tragic events of Newtown on Thursday. |
| "There is nothing that has pricked the consciousness of the American people," he said. "There is nothing that has gone to the heart of the matter more than the visual image people have of little six-year-old kids riddled – not shot with a stray bullet – riddled, riddled, with bullet holes in their classroom." | "There is nothing that has pricked the consciousness of the American people," he said. "There is nothing that has gone to the heart of the matter more than the visual image people have of little six-year-old kids riddled – not shot with a stray bullet – riddled, riddled, with bullet holes in their classroom." |
| As Biden was speaking, reports emerged of a shooting at Taft High School in Kern County, California. A spokesman for the sheriff's office told the Associated Press that one student had been shot at the school. The suspect had been taken into custody. | As Biden was speaking, reports emerged of a shooting at Taft High School in Kern County, California. A spokesman for the sheriff's office told the Associated Press that one student had been shot at the school. The suspect had been taken into custody. |
| Biden said the suggestions he had heard so far involved more than "just closing the gunshow loophole". A common theme from the meetings, which have included one-on-ones with families of the Virginia Tech and Aurora shootings, had been "support for total universal background checks, including private sales", Biden said. Critics of America's gun laws argue that the current legislation on private sales enables anyone to purchase firearms without the background checks required in gun stores. | Biden said the suggestions he had heard so far involved more than "just closing the gunshow loophole". A common theme from the meetings, which have included one-on-ones with families of the Virginia Tech and Aurora shootings, had been "support for total universal background checks, including private sales", Biden said. Critics of America's gun laws argue that the current legislation on private sales enables anyone to purchase firearms without the background checks required in gun stores. |
| Another much-discussed issue was the possibility of regulating high capacity-magazines Biden said. The "need to do something" about the magazines, which can allow a shooter to fire as many as 100 rounds without the need to reload, was something that the vice-president's taskforce had "heard spontaneously from every group we've met so far", he said. | Another much-discussed issue was the possibility of regulating high capacity-magazines Biden said. The "need to do something" about the magazines, which can allow a shooter to fire as many as 100 rounds without the need to reload, was something that the vice-president's taskforce had "heard spontaneously from every group we've met so far", he said. |
| "The last area is the whole subject of the ability of any federal agency to do research on gun violence," he added. The NRA has long lobbied against federal funds being spent on research into gun laws and ownership, while Obama's healthcare legislation includes a provision that prevents the government and health insurers from asking about gun ownership, prohibiting the ability for the government to collect data. | "The last area is the whole subject of the ability of any federal agency to do research on gun violence," he added. The NRA has long lobbied against federal funds being spent on research into gun laws and ownership, while Obama's healthcare legislation includes a provision that prevents the government and health insurers from asking about gun ownership, prohibiting the ability for the government to collect data. |
| Biden compared the current regulations on the government collecting data on firearms with 1970s restrictions on federal research into the cause of traffic fatalities. He said there was a need to find out "what kind of weapons are used most to kill people" and "what kind of weapons are trafficked weapons". | Biden compared the current regulations on the government collecting data on firearms with 1970s restrictions on federal research into the cause of traffic fatalities. He said there was a need to find out "what kind of weapons are used most to kill people" and "what kind of weapons are trafficked weapons". |
| On Wednesday Biden had promised that "the president is going to act" on gun control during meetings with victims' groups and gun-safety organisations. Two survivors of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, where 32 people died, were present, as well as the stepfather of an Aurora, Colorado, massacre victim. | On Wednesday Biden had promised that "the president is going to act" on gun control during meetings with victims' groups and gun-safety organisations. Two survivors of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, where 32 people died, were present, as well as the stepfather of an Aurora, Colorado, massacre victim. |
| Biden will meet with representatives from six gun groups on Thursday, including the NRA and the Independent Firearms Owners Association, which are both publicly opposed to stricter gun-control laws. The vice-president will also meet with Walmart, the biggest US gun seller. | Biden will meet with representatives from six gun groups on Thursday, including the NRA and the Independent Firearms Owners Association, which are both publicly opposed to stricter gun-control laws. The vice-president will also meet with Walmart, the biggest US gun seller. |
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