Biden Says Consensus Emerging On Gun Safety

04:44

January 10, 2013

The Associated Press

President Joe Biden, second from right, gestures as he speaks during a meeting with Sportsmen and Women and Wildlife Interest Groups and member of his cabinet, Thursday in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Vice President Joe Biden says he will deliver recommendations to President Barack Obama on steps to curb violence by Tuesday.

Biden says a consensus is emerging over proposals such as tightening background checks and banning high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Biden told a group of sportsmen and wildlife interest groups that he has "never quite heard so much talk about high-capacity magazines" as he has since last month's horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Biden was meeting with the groups Thursday at the White House. He was set to meet later with the National Rifle Association, the powerful pro-gun organization.

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Guest:

Lisa Lerer, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News. She tweets @llerer.

This segment aired on January 10, 2013.

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