WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama vowed to press for tighter gun laws early next year, as he sought to turn national outrage over the Connecticut school massacre into action to ban assault weapons and ensure better background checks on gun buyers.

　　华盛顿—总统奥巴马郑重宣布争取明年初出台更严格的枪支法律，让国民把对康涅格州学校枪杀行为的愤怒转移到禁止购买攻击性武器的行动上，并确保对枪支购买者的身份背景作更好的调查。

　　Obama held a White House news conference to announce that Vice-President Joe Biden will lead an interagency effort to craft new gun policies. The group is expected to offer its proposals in January.

　　奥巴马在白宫举行的新闻发布会上宣布，副总统拜登将带领各部门起草新的枪支政策。草案有望于明年一月出炉。