President Barack Obama will host a town hall focusing on gun issues, scheduling the event for Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the shooting of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.<br />The town hall will take place at Virginia’s George Mason University, and will be hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, airing on the cable network.<br />Mr. Obama is expected to discuss gun-related topics, and take questions from the audience.<br />The event comes as part of a renewed push by Mr. Obama on gun issues, drawing deep opposition from Republicans in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail.<br />The president is expected to announce executive actions in coming days that would impose new restrictions on gun ownership.<br />The measures under consideration stand to make it more difficult for people accused of domestic abuse and violence to purchase firearms.
