Obama unveils sweeping gun-control push (8)

U.S. President Barack Obama signs executive orders on gun violence during an event at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Jan. 16, 2013. Obama on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping and expansive package of gun violence reduction proposals, a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting killed 26 people including 20 schoolchildren. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)