TAKING AIM: The president's order aims to increase the number of background checks to buy guns and promote more secure firearms storage.
, the city where a gunman stormed a dance hall in January, killing 11 people and injuring others after a Lunar New Year celebration.
The order directs the Cabinet to work on a plan to better structure the government to support communities suffering from gun violence. The plan calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to shore up the rules for federally licensed gun dealers so they know they are required to do background checks as part of the license.
And the president is asking the Federal Trade Commission to issue a public report analyzing how gun manufacturers market to minors and use military images to market to the public.
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