Gun politics in the United States

The US president is 'trying to distract from his lack of a strategy to prevent terrorist attacks,' according to the US National Rifle Association's CoxThe U.S. National Rifle Association (NRA) has said President Barack Obama's executive actions on gun control are "ripe for abuse" and lack seriousness.

President Barack Obama will introduce a raft of executive actions to try to reduce US gun violence on Jan. 4, bypassing Congress and launching a bitter 2016 election year fight.