There is an expected announcement of new executive orders to limit the sale of firearms.
The Republican presidential candidates are staunchly against this move.
White House aides say President Obama plans to use his executive authority possibly this week, to force small scale gun sellers to require background checks on prospective buyers and to make it more difficult to sell guns to people who have committed crimes of domestic abuse. President Obama argues that gun violence is a plague on the country and government needs to take action.
