The White House on Monday evening released details about the executive actions to be taken by President Obama on guns, as the plans focus on ways to force more gun buyers to go through background checks and to have gun sellers get a federal license to sell firearms.

Here are some of the details - as provided by the White House - in a news release to reporters.  You can read the full White House release at the White House website.

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