President Barack Obama will take executive action on guns during the first week in January when he returns from his vacation.
The executive order will narrow a loophole that allows some sales of guns online or at gun shows without background checks.
By licensing more small-scale gun owners, the background check on the buyer will be required.
The President has called for stricter gun laws in the past. Most recently, in his Oval Office address following the terror attack in San Bernardino, California.
The exact details of the plan aren’t known but the move is sure to set up a battle between the White House and guns-rights groups such as the National Rifle Association.
Obama, in 2013, called for an initiative that consists of 23 executive actions and three presidential memoranda, most of which will require congressional approval.
The current law is that full-time gun sellers are required to perform background checks, but occasional sellers or those selling from a personal collection are exempt.
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