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U.S. President Barack Obama waves after speaking at an interfaith vigil for the shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 16, 2012 at Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook School shooting, President Obama announces a new plan today to curb gun violence in America, to be spearheaded by Vice President Joe Biden.

For reaction to the president's remarks and a look at the latest gun control efforts here in California, we're joined by Ben Van Houten from the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

For those who missed the president's remarks, we will post his full comments when they become available. Below is a summary from the AP: