4:50 pm Thu January 10, 2013  Biden's Gun Violence
Recommendations Could Include Expanded Background Checks
Originally published on Thu January 10, 2013 6:26 pm      I'm
Melissa Block. And in this part of the program, what Washington
can do to reduce gun violence. Vice President Biden says he'll
have his recommendations to the president by Tuesday. He held a
second day of meetings on the subject today, conferring with gun
rights advocates.  VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: There's an emerging
set of recommendations, not coming from me but coming from the
groups we've met with. And I'm going to focus on the ones that
relate primarily to gun ownership and the type of weapons that
can be owned.  BLOCK: Biden says he's looking at a full range of
options, from new laws to executive action. It would take an act
of Congress to expand background checks to all gun sales, but
getting gun legislation enacted is challenging and this has the
White House looking for what President Obama could do without
Congress. NPR's Ari Shapi