US: Joe Biden, NRA clash over new gun control proposals Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include a ban on sales of assault weapons, limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun buyers. Sketching out details of the plan on January 10, Vice President Joe Biden said he would give President Barack Obama a set of recommendations by January 15. The NRA, one...  
01:02 PM, Jan 11, 2013