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White House official: Obama will tackle ‘very important issue’ of gun control

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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A White House senior adviser said Tuesday night that President Obama is “going to address [gun control].”

In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, David Plouffe responded to criticism that the president did not mention gun control in his State of the Union address. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill and gun-control advocates have called for new legislation in the wake of the deadly shooting that killed six and injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) earlier this month.

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