President Barack Obama is seizing the microphone at the start of his final full year in office with a series of gun control executive actions he will begin rolling out at an afternoon meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
That is followed by a formal White House event with activists Tuesday and a gun-themed town hall with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Thursday. Here's an early look, via the Washington Post:
"One of the main proposals Obama is poised to adopt would require some unlicensed gun dealers to get licenses and conduct background checks on potential buyers. The change is aimed at occasional dealers, including some who sell online frequently or rent tables at gun shows but do not have a storefront."
This is already making waves in the race to succeed Obama. Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie had this to say on Fox News Sunday:
"The president is a petulant child. Whenever he doesn't get what he wants, … this president acts like a king."
Democratic contender Hillary Clinton was out with a statement Sunday seeking to fire up the Democratic base:
"When I came out with my proposals for common sense gun safety measures, I did say that in the absence of Congressional action, I would use executive authority to go as far as would be possible under the law and I applaud the President for taking a hard look at that and I believe he will take some actions to require more gun sellers to do background checks," Clinton said of the anticipated proposal.
Clinton warned: "I know that a Republican president would delight in the very first day, reversing executive orders that President Obama has made, including this one that we expect him to make."
Expect the reaction in Georgia to mirror those partisan dynamics. In primary season, the heated rhetoric works for both parties.
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