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WH: No Plans for Additional Executive Action on Guns

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 8, 2016 at 7:43pm

By Thomas McKinless and John Bennett

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At a news briefing Friday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters “the president has done everything he can” in regard to using executive action on gun control. However, Earnest added that he wouldn’t rule out the possibility that the administration continues to explore additional executive options in the coming months.

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