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Obama Dept: Obama also signed 23 executive actions, which require no congressional approval. But the president, speaking at the White House, acknowledged the most sweeping, effective actions must be taken by lawmakers, according to The Star. The president appealed to the nation s conscience, but his announcement promises to set up a bitter fight with a powerful pro-gun lobby that has long warned supporters that Obama wanted to take away their guns and wASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched the most sweeping effort to curb U.S. gun violence in nearly two decades, announcing a $500 million package that sets up a fight with Congress over bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines just a month after a shooting in Connecticut killed 20 school children . To make a real and lasting difference, Congress must act, Obama said. And Congress must act soon. He added, I ll put everything that I ve got into this. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.