Barack Obama wants a set of "concrete proposals" on gun control no later than January.

In the wake of a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Obama has pulled together a task force to look at what the US President calls an epidemic of gun violence.

Vice President Joe Biden is leading the committee made up of members of Obama's cabinet & outside groups.

The President has vowed to push their proposals through "without delay".

Obama admits gun control is a complex issues that stirs deeply held passions & political divides.  He says "It won't be easy, but that can't be an excuse not to try".