Gun control push at heart of Obama speech

Washington - President Barack Obama brought the wounds inflicted by the recent spate of shooting deaths to Congress on Tuesday, ending his State of the Union address with an emotional plea for tougher gun control. Speaking for victims' relatives and gun crime survivors among the guests attending the joint session of Congress, he demanded their voices be heard amid the raucous debate triggered by a spate of bloody mass shootings. Many of those present wore green ribbons to signal support for tighter gun laws, a campaign that has gained strength since December, when a troubled young man burst into a Connecticut school and slaughtered 20 young children. The massacre in the Sandy Hook elementary...