Acting Director of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Todd Jones (C) is applauded by US Attorney General Eric Holder (2nd R), US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (L) during an event unveiling a package of proposals to reduce gun violence at the White House in Washington, DC, January 16, 2013. Obama signed 23 executive orders to curb gun violence and demanded Congress pass as assault weapons ban, in  a sweeping set of measures in response to the Newtown massacre. Photo: JIM WATSON, AFP/Getty Images / 2013 AFP