President Obama delivered an address on Tuesday (Jan. 4) to announce his new executive action that aims to decrease gun violence in the country. In an attempt to work around Congress’ divisive halt on the matter, Obama is seeking to widen criminal background checks on gun buyers, hire more personnel to conduct the background checks, and generate better tracking of lost firearms, The New York Times reports. Highlight America as the advanced country with the most mass violence, Obama urged everyone to fight for action