President talking gun control

Obama calls for stepped-up background checks

Houston — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; in one of his most expansive responses yet to gun crime, President Obama on Wednesday embraced some degree of control on the sale of weapons but said he would also seek a national consensus on combating violence.

To read more on the president's speech; head to The Houston Chronicle's website: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Obama-pledges-to-work-with-Congress-on-violence-3734326.php [1]