President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden discussed the recommendations set forth by the taskforce committee following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
At 11:51 a.m. EST, Vice President Biden started the gun control announcement event noting it has been 33 days since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and how "the nation's heart was broken."
Biden said he has not seen a conscious as shaken across the nation as seen after the shooting.
According to Biden, the recommendations and finding of this taskforce includes options for President Obama to issue executive action.
"Some of what you'll hear from the president will have immediately," said Biden, but some will take some time.
By 11:57 a.m., Obama thanked Biden for the dedication and allocation of many voices throughout the process of the taskforce. The president introduced the children on stage who have written letters to the White House following the shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Obama said he issued the taskforce in order to develop "concrete steps" to prevent mass shootings and gun violence.
"I'm putting forward a specific set of proposals," said Obama, who added he'll be using the powers of his office to enact some proposals.
Obama said he will sign today actions for law enforcement, schools, and mental health institutions.
Obama confirmed there will be 23 executive actions, a bit more than first reported in the media. However, he is calling on Congress to pass two bills.
The first is a measure for universal background checks for people wanting to buy a gun. The second is a ban on military style weapons and ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds.
Obama said Congress needs to help, not hinder, therefore he is nominating Todd Jones as the Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) organization.
Obama said the measures are "common sense measures," but said it might not be easy to implement all the measures currently proposed.
"This will be difficult," noted Obama, stating pundits and politicians will criticize the plans but just to better themselves for positive gains or ratings.
"This is the land of the free and will always will be," said Obama, adding that with rights come responsibilities and an obligation for others to do the same.
"We don't live in isolation. We live in a society...we are responsible for each other," Obama added.
By 12:15 p.m., "let's sign these orders."
President Obama sat down, signed the 23 executive actions. It is unsure what the 23 actions are as he did not specify. Latinos Post will follow up.