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      Suit Seeks to Block Obama Order on Background Checks for Gun Buyers

   by Ken Bredemeier

   A conservative advocacy group in the U.S. became the first group
   Tuesday to sue to block President Barack Obama's executive order
   calling for more background checks for gun buyers.

   Freedom Watch, which frequently contests actions taken by the
   Democratic president, contends that Obama did not have the legal
   authority to expand the government's background checks absent
   congressional action on the controversial issue.

   Gun ownership is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Congress has
   rebuffed attempts to tighten gun control laws in the country, even
   after numerous mass killings. Gun advocates say that stiffer laws will
   not keep criminals from securing weapons and only serve to
   inconvenience law-abiding citizens when they buy guns.

   Obama's order earlier this month drew predictable reactions in the
   U.S., with gun ownership advocates saying he did not have the authority
   to expand the background checks, while gun control supporters applauded
   his action.

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