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Temple Run 2 landing on iOS tonight!

The sequel to the granddaddy of endless running games, Temple Run, will be hitting the App Store tonight, and is already in the New Zealand App Store. Temple Run 2 features the same great swipe and tilt evasion action that you've come to love with a few new additions.

For one, the graphics have been fully overhauled, and include a bunch of new settings. You'll be running over hills, racing through mines, and sliding down zip lines, just to name a few. Secondly, there's a new ability system where in addition to snagging power-ups between collecting coins on the course, players can also activate abilities such as shields with a double-tap. There are three unlockable runners, if you want to mix things up, as well as the usual purchasable upgrades.

At this point, there have been a ton of high-quality games using the same shtick, such as Agent Dash and Subway Surfers, but Temple Run still maintains a kind of classic appeal that will be hard to replicate. How many of you guys are still playing the first Temple Run regularly?

As the original, Temple Run 2 is going to be free to play, with optional in-app purchases for coins and gems. Expect it to hit the North American App Store here at around 11 PM EST tonight, or you can go ahead and switch app stores to get the New Zealand version, if you're in a real rush. There's no official announcement just yet, but check out the early gameplay video after the jump.

via TouchArcade

Update: It's out, and it's free, so download now.

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Stocks edge higher as retailers rally

NEW YORK (AP) ? Stocks edged higher on Wall Street after a rally in retail stocks offset concerns about flaring tensions in Washington over increasing the country's borrowing limit.

The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up 27.57 points at 13,534.89. The Dow moved higher in the late afternoon after being down as much as 62 points in the early going.

The Standard and Poor's 500 rose 1.66 points to 1,472.34, a five-year high. The Nasdaq composite index, dragged down by a fall in Apple, fell 6.72 points to 3,110.78.

Retail stocks moved higher throughout the day, boosted by a report that showed retail sales increased in December, helping the major indexes reverse early losses.

Consumers bought more autos, furniture and clothing, despite worries about potential tax increases, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Sales rose 0.5 percent in December from November, slightly better than November's 0.4 percent increase and the best showing since September.

J.C. Penney rose 62 cents, or 3.4 percent, to $18.71. Dollar General gained $1.62, or 3.8 percent, to $44.64. Ford advanced 31 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $14.30.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders in a letter late Monday that the U.S. government will reach its borrowing limit as soon as mid-February, earlier than expected. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke also commented on the issue Monday, saying it was one of the "critical fiscal watersheds" for the government in coming weeks.

President Barack Obama has criticized congressional Republicans for linking talks over raising the debt ceiling to ongoing budget negotiations. Obama said the consequences of the U.S. government defaulting on its debt would be disastrous and shouldn't be used as a bargaining chip to extract concessions on spending cuts.

"We are very concerned how the market is going to respond to all the news events that will be coming out of Washington over the next few months," said Eric Wiegand, a senior portfolio manager at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. "It really comes down to the uncertainty and the risk of a further downgrade of our debt."

Markets were roiled in the summer of 2011 as lawmakers haggled over an increase to the debt limit. The dispute cost the U.S. its AAA ranking from the credit-rating firm Standard and Poor's.

The U.S. fiscal crisis is still the biggest single individual risk facing investors, with 37 percent of investors naming it as the biggest worry, according to a survey of fund managers published by Bank of America Merrill Lynch Tuesday. The European debt crisis was cited as the biggest concern by 23 percent of those polled and a "hard landing" for the Chinese economy was third on the list with 12 percent.

Apple fell $15.83, or 3.2 percent, to $485.92, closing below $500 for the first time in almost a year. Apple slumped 3.6 percent Monday on concern that demand for its iPhone 5 is slowing. Nomura analysts today lowered their target price for the stock to $530 from $660 and cut their estimates for iPhone sales this year.

Both the S&P 500 and the Dow are up on the year, having surged in the first week of January after lawmakers reached a last-minute budget deal to stop the economy going over the "cliff." The agreement prevented a series of tax increases and spending cuts that could have pushed the U.S. economy back into recession, according to economists.

Optimism about the outlook for global growth has also boosted stocks.

The S&P 500 is up 3.2 percent this year. The 30-member Dow is up 3.3 percent since the start of 2013.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to its price, was little changed at 1.84 percent.

Among other stocks making big moves;

? Dell gained 88 cents, or 7.2 percent, to $13.17, rising for a second day on a report that the computer maker is in talks with private equity firms about a buyout.

? Facebook fell 85 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $30.10, paring its gains for the year to 13 percent, after the company unveiled a new feature Tuesday that lets users search their social connections for information about people, interests, photos and places.

? Lululemon Athletica, a maker of yoga apparel, dropped $2.83, or 3.9 percent, to $69.47 after its revenue forecast fell short of analysts' estimates.

? Given Imaging Ltd. fell $2.10, or 11.5 percent, to $16.10 after the medical equipment company said it was no longer considering a sale. Also one of its largest shareholders plans to sell its stake.

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Beats By Dre Pill

It seems as if everyone is making portable Bluetooth speakers these days, so it makes sense a big company like Beats by Dre doesn't want to be left out. Last year saw the Beatbox Portable, which wasn't particularly portable, and consumed batteries like an old Sega Game Gear. The Beats Pill is a smaller, rechargeable, Jawbone Jambox-like?speaker that doesn't have the huge footprint of the Beatbox line. At $199.99 (list), it's also less than half the price, though still more expensive than other Bluetooth speakers in its own class. It's well-designed and functional, but it can't handle strong bass at all, and isn't as compelling as the less-expensive?Logitech UE Mobile Boombox, our current Editors' Choice for Bluetooth speakers.

Design
Like its name implies, the Beats Pill looks like a giant pill. It's a 7.7-inch-long, 10.9-ounce cylinder with rounded ends and a band in the middle that holds all of the controls. It measures 1.8 inches across, and is cut in half on an angle with the front holding a metal grille and the back consisting of a rubberized shell, with an even more rubbery, flat "foot" running the length of the bottom side.

The middle band has a large, glowing Beats button that serves as a multifunction Play/Pause/Answer calls button, a pair of Volume Up/Down buttons, and a Power button near the back. The band also holds an NFC decal that lets you automatically pair your NFC-enabled smartphone, like my Samsung Galaxy S III, with the speaker just by tapping your phone to it. A microUSB port for charging the speaker, a 3.5mm input and output, and a Bluetooth indicator light also sit on the back panel.

The Pill comes with a few accessories besides the speaker itself. A USB-compatible AC adapter is included, along with a USB-to-micro-USB charging cable. If you don't have a Bluetooth device, the speaker comes with a 5-foot, 3.5mm audio cable to connect your devices directly.

The speaker also includes a hard shell zippered case with a loop on it. The case fits the speaker perfectly, but isn't particularly useful. It doesn't present the Pill in a more convenient-to-carry package besides the loop of fabric, and when zipped up?the only way to keep the speaker secure?the case muffles all sound. Since the speaker is already fairly rugged in its design and can be used outside as long as you don't get it too wet or dirty, the case doesn't serve any really useful function.

Beats Pill

Performance
You can't expect too much bass from a speaker so small, but the Beats Pill is particularly weak on that front. The speaker employs a processing algorithm that softens parts of tracks so they don't blow out the speaker, but the processing can take a second to kick in, so it might as well be useless. The dark, atmospheric sounds of Bathory's "Odens Ride Over Nordland" filled our test room comfortably, with the beat of hooves occasionally popping before the speaker could adjust but otherwise sounding natural. Our bass test track, The Knife's "Silent Shout," produced notable popping throughout the track, distorting heavily on the drumbeats.

The distortion occurs primarily when volume is maximized on both the audio device and the speaker. At slightly lower volume levels, songs like Green Day's "Kill the DJ" and Maximum the Hormone's "Louisiana Bob" sound clear and full, lacking notable bass but not distorting. However, it feels like you're missing out on how loud the speaker could be, if it had better audio processing to reduce distortion at high volume levels.

The Beats Pill doubles as a speakerphone, and serves well in that function. While not exceptionally clear, I could hear the caller well, and the caller could make out everything I said. The Pill puts enough power behind the speaker and sensitivity behind the microphone that it significantly improved the speakerphone feature of my Samsung Galaxy S III.

The Beats Pill offers a unique form factor and doubles as a good speakerphone, but it simply doesn't offer good enough sound quality to justify its $200 price tag. While you might get a reasonably loud and clear listening experience on one track, the next might pop distractingly and force you to tweak the volume just because it has slightly more bass. If the speaker handled bass distortion slightly better, it would have been a much stronger contender. As it is, you're better off getting the Jabra Solemate for its superior audio quality, or the Editors' Choice?Logitech UE Mobile Boombox?for its small size and exceptional value. Both speakers handle the low-end better, even if neither offers particularly strong bass, and the Mobile Boombox is just as functional as a speakerphone at half the price of the Pill.

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Dartmouth Hockey Takes Part in Sled Hockey Event for Veterans ...

WEST LEBANON, N.H. - Monday afternoon saw the Dartmouth men's and women's hockey teams leave the familiar surroundings of Thompson Arena behind, only to be replaced by Campion Rink just a short 10-minute drive down the road.

Both men's and women's players wore skates and donned their respective Big Green jerseys, but rather than a practice or a game, the two groups participated in what has become an annual community event.

With Dartmouth athletic trainer Nicole Humann's help, Northeast Passage was once again able to bring sled hockey to the Upper Valley in an effort to spread the game. Designed for veterans and individuals with mobility impairments, the group organizes sled hockey events to introduce the sports to individuals who otherwise may not be aware of it.

Sled hockey is an ice sport that allows individuals with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy and participate in the popular winter sport.

"I love doing this. It's a 'thank you' to our service members, who have sacrificed so much for us," Humann said. "It's great to have the two Dartmouth hockey teams out here, because it shows them something new they probably wouldn't otherwise see."

"For the veterans, especially the younger ones, it's great for them to see college players out here. They are coming back and, more likely than not, thinking about colleges and this is something that will help encourage them to pursue those intentions."

Early on, Reagan Fischer, Ailish Forfar and Olivia Whitford from the women's team as well as Cab Morris, Eric Neiley, Alex Goodship and Mike Keenan of the men's squad were on hand to help set up before getting on the ice.

The trio of Neiley, Goodship and Keenan wasted little time in getting into sleds and trying out this new brand of hockey for themselves.

Head coaches Mark Hudak and Bob Gaudet were also in the building, lending their support, along with women's associate head coach Holley Tyng and assistant Josh Liegl.

"Nicole has done a lot the past two years putting this together. Myself, being a veteran, coming here and seeing this it's pretty special and also very humbling for those of us that have been doing this our whole life," Hudak said.

"When we skate we take it for granted. To watch what they're are able to do on the sled and to watch our kids get on and try it you realize what it was like when you first started playing hockey a long time ago. Hopefully we can build on this and maybe even bring it to Dartmouth."

"I thought that was a great event," Gaudet remarked, echoing the sentiments of Hudak. "To see so many veterans and people who have been faced with life-changing circumstance after these injuries learning the game was remarkable."

"There was a lot of energy, enthusiasm and laughter from the sled hockey players as well as our group of players representing the college so well. I think this is a great event and I felt that way last year and didn't hesitate for a second when asked to participate again this year."

Catherine Berghuis and Lindsey Allen soon joined the group on the ice as well as men's players Tyler Sikura, Eric Robinson, Charlie Mosey, Andy Simpson, Rick Pinkston and Brad Schierhorn.

U.S. National Sled Hockey Team player Taylor Chace, a Hampton Falls, N.H., native, ran the event on the ice, organizing drills to teach players the necessary skills associated with this brand of hockey. An all-tournament selection at the 2012 Sled Hockey World Championship for his part in helping the US claim gold, Chace served as a perfect ambassador for the game he loves.?

Northeast Passage's motto is to "Empower individuals with disabilities to 'Define. Pursue. Achieve.' their Therapeutic Recreation and Adaptive Sports goals."

Source: http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=205974375

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Forrester: U.S. Mobile Payments Market Predicted To Reach $90B By 2017, Up From $12.8B In 2012

phone_wallet_logo_googleForrester is predicting big growth for the mobile payments market in a new report out today, spanning 2013 to 2017. The market research firm is anticipating that the U.S. mobile payment market will see $90 billion spent in 2017, an incredible 48 percent compounded annual growth rate over the $12.8 billion that was spent in 2012.

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Sandy aid package moving toward House votes

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Northeastern lawmakers hoping to push a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package through the House face roadblocks by fiscal conservatives seeking offsetting spending cuts to pay for recovery efforts as well as funding cuts for projects they say are unrelated to the Oct. 29 storm.

The amendments by budget hawks set up a faceoff Tuesday, with Northeast lawmakers in both parties eager to provide recovery aid for one of the worst storms ever to strike the region as the House moves toward expected votes on the emergency spending package.

The base $17 billion bill by the House Appropriations Committee is aimed at immediate Sandy recovery needs, including $5.4 billion for New York and New Jersey transit systems and $5.4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief aid fund.

Northeast lawmakers will have a chance to add to that bill with an amendment by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., for an additional $33.7 billion, including $10.9 billion for public transportation projects.

The Club for Growth, a conservative group, is urging lawmakers to oppose both Sandy aid measures. Sandy aid supporters, nonetheless, voiced confidence Monday they would prevail. The Senate passed a $60.4 billion Sandy aid package in December with bipartisan support.

"We have more than enough votes, I'm confident of that," said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., claiming strong support from Democrats and Republicans from the Northeast and other states for both the base $17 billion bill and the amendment for the additional $33.7 billion.

The House Rules Committee on Monday night approved 13 amendments for floor consideration, including one requiring spending offsets and four seeking to strike money for some projects either not directly related to Sandy or not seen as emergency spending.

"With that many amendments, one could sneak through," King said. "We should be able to defeat the important amendments though."

As with past natural disasters, the $50.7 billion Sandy aid package does not provide for offsetting spending cuts, meaning the aid comes at the cost of higher deficits. The lone exception is an offset provision in the Frelinghuysen amendment requiring that the $3.4 billion for Army Corps of Engineers projects to protect against future storms be paid for by spending cuts elsewhere in the 2013 budget.

Conservative Reps. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., offered an amendment to offset the $17 billion base bill with spending cuts of 1.6 percent for all discretionary appropriations for 2013.

Mulvaney said he wasn't trying to torpedo the aid package with his amendment.

"This is not a poison pill," he said. "It's not designed for delay. ... I just want to try and find a way to pay for" Sandy aid.

Other amendments set for floor debate would cut $15 million for Regional Ocean Partnership Grants, $13 million for the National Weather Service ground readiness project, $1 million for the Legal Services Corporation and $9.8 million for rebuilding seawalls and buildings on uninhabited islands in the Steward McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, planned votes on both the $17 billion base bill and the Frelinghuysen proposal for $33.7 billion more. He's responding both to conservatives who are opposed to more deficit spending, and to pointed criticism from Govs. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., and Chris Christie, R-N.J., who are fuming because the House hasn't acted sooner.

Boehner decided on New Year's Day to delay a scheduled vote after House Republicans rebelled over a bill allowing taxes to rise on families making more than $450,000 a year because it included only meager spending cuts. Christie called the speaker's action "disgusting."

The Senate's $60.4 billion bill on Sandy relief expired with the previous Congress on Jan. 3. But about $9.7 billion was money for replenishing the government's flood insurance fund to help pay Sandy victims, and Congress approved that separately earlier this month. Whatever emerges from the House this week is scheduled for debate in the Senate next week after President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

FEMA has spent about $3.1 billion in disaster relief money for shelters, restoring power and other immediate needs after the storm pounded the Atlantic Coast with hurricane-force winds. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were the hardest hit.

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Mali Islamists threaten payback after French airstrikes

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Islamists in Mali today threatened to launch attacks "at the heart of France" after the European nation began military operations to free northern Mali from militants in a campaign that the French foreign minister said would take "a matter of weeks."

Abou Dardar, a leader of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, one of the Islamist groups operating in Mali, told Agence France-Presse today that "France has attacked Islam. We will strike at the heart of France."

When asked where the group would strike, he said "Everywhere. In Bamako [Mali's capital], in Africa, and in Europe." He also said that his group, which has ties to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), would "make a statement" today on eight French hostages held in the region by Islamists.

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The threat comes after a weekend of French airstrikes on Islamist targets in Mali. On Jan. 11, France ? which controlled Mali from the late 1800s to 1960 ? announced that it had committed its forces to a military intervention to stop the Islamists' southern advance toward Bamako, which Malian troops have been unable to halt. AFP reports that the French have bombed Islamist bases across the country, killing scores of militants and reportedly driving them out of Gao, northern Mali's main city. Reuters reports, however, that the militants have launched a counterattack in the town of Diabaly in central Mali.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today that the French military effort would last "a matter of weeks," and did not signal a long-term presence in the country. The Financial Times reports that he said France has "no intention of staying forever," though he did not rule out a later return as "back-up" for Mali. The Financial Times notes that although several hundred French troops have been deployed to Bamako and the city of Mopti, they are not expected to be part of a ground offensive. Rather, they are expected to provide support to a combination of Mali's army and a mixture of West African forces committed to help by the regional Economic Community Of West African States bloc.

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But the French campaign may prove to be more involved than planned. The Monitor reported yesterday that while the bombing campaign has so far proven effective in driving the Islamists back, "few believe that airpower alone will be enough to uproot what many analysts consider to be a well-armed and battle-hardened adversary."

In fact, a presidential official quoted by the Agence France Presse said that French armed forces were surprised by the military capacity of the Islamist militants.

"At the start, we thought they would be just a load of guys with guns driving about in their pick-ups, but the reality is that they are well-trained, well-equipped, and well-armed,? the official told AFP. "From Libya they have got hold of a lot of up-to-date sophisticated equipment which is much more robust and effective than we could have imagined," he continued, alluding to weapons that were smuggled into Mali after the fall of Muammar Qaddafi.

In an analysis for BBC News, Mark Doyle said "It is not going to be over in a matter of weeks."

"The French military participation may be limited, but whatever happens this is going to take a very, very long time. We're talking about an area the size of Spain," Mr. Doyle said. "The Islamists will no doubt be scared of these aerial bombardments, but that doesn't change the situation on the ground really until there is political stability in Mali and the Malian army can ultimately regain control of its own country, and the Malian army is, not to be too impolite about it, not very well organized at all."

Doyle also noted that the Islamist forces number in the thousands, and are spread across the whole of the Malian north, which is part of the Sahara desert.

France is receiving non-military support for its Malian campaign from both Britain and the United States. Although British Prime Minister David Cameron emphasized that there would be no British troops deployed on the ground in Mali, he did commit a pair of huge cargo planes to aid the French efforts, reports the BBC. And Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the US has offered France intelligence, logistical support, and in-flight refueling capabilities.

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CES 2013: Smartphones roundup

CES 2013 Smartphones  roundup

Smartphones at CES? Believe it or not, the mobile industry had a somewhat unremarkable presence at this year's show, as key handsets were few and far between. Most phone makers are much more keen to announce flagship devices at either Mobile World Congress in February or their own press events, so the newsmakers in this genre for CES 2013 were lesser-known companies like ZTE, Huawei and Sony. After the break, we'll break down the biggest news from mobile over the past week and find out what's in store for us as we face the coming months.

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Recommendations to reduce gun violence to hit Obama's desk ...

Posted on: 8:08 pm, January 13, 2013, by Katie DeLong, updated on: 08:15pm, January 13, 2013

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(CNN) ? When a set of recommendations to reduce gun violence hits President Barack Obama?s desk on Tuesday, it will trigger a new stage in a decisive political battle consuming Washington. And it will show just how much America may have changed in the wake of last month?s massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.

The proposals from a White House task force may include some with broad support on issues involving mental health. But one of the most intense flashpoints is already known: The group, overseen by Vice President Joe Biden, is expected to support reinstating an assault weapons ban.

?I would say that the likelihood is they will not be able to get an assault weapons ban through this Congress,? National Rifle Association President David Keene said Sunday.

But the powerful gun rights lobbying group is gearing up for a fight, which, CNN has learned, will include an ad campaign.

?When a president takes all the power of his office and is willing to expend political capital, you don?t want to make predictions,? Keene said on ?State of the Union.?

Keene said he also does not believe Congress will pass a ban on high-capacity magazines.

The NRA argues that such bans won?t help stop gun violence and that they infringe on Second Amendment rights.

But Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said the NRA?s prediction is wrong. ?I think that this issue is going to continue to move,? he told ?State of the Union,? speaking from Newtown.

?The NRA does not represent gun owners anymore. This is not your father?s NRA. It represents gun manufacturers,? Murphy said.

While the NRA does receive large sums of money from gun makers, Keene insisted that manufacturers are ?not our constituency.?

?Our constituency is twofold,? he said. ?It?s the American people who want to own guns and use them legally, and it?s the Second Amendment itself.?

Biden told reporters last week, amid meetings with a wide array of groups, that he had never heard so much support for ?the need to do something about high-capacity magazines.?

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is pushing a ban similar to one that expired in 2004, has said she believes it will make it through Congress.

?All of the things that society regulates, but we can?t touch guns? That?s wrong,? Feinstein said in December after 27 people, including 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, were killed in Newtown by a gunman who then shot himself to death.

Numerous mass shootings have involved high-capacity weapons.

Obama set up the task force and instructed the group to have proposals by the end of January. Biden said last week he will have a set of recommendations ready for the president by Tuesday.

While the NRA, with 4.2 million members, holds a great deal of sway, it faces a country deeply concerned about the kinds of weapons that have been used in numerous mass killings. It?s also facing a new foe: a political action committee created by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly.

Giffords was shot in the head in a mass shooting two years ago that killed six people.

?With Americans for Responsible Solutions engaging millions of people about ways to reduce gun violence and funding political activity nationwide, legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby,? the two vowed in a USA Today op-ed last week.

Obama made clear Saturday that he?s ready for a fight over how to respond to gun violence.

In his weekly radio address, he gave a list of challenges ahead, including protecting ?our children from the horrors of gun violence.?

?These, too, will be difficult missions for America. But they must be met,? he said.

The Obama administration will try to pass an assault weapons ban, an administration official said Friday.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, told CNN he believes that a ban on assault weapons alone, ?in the political reality that we have today, will not go anywhere.? A strong advocate for Second Amendment rights with an ?A? rating from the NRA, he has expressed openness to changing laws but argues that other aspects of society should change as well. ?It has to be a comprehensive approach,? he argued Sunday on ?State of the Union.?

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, on Sunday called on the nation?s largest gun retailers to ?participate in a temporary moratorium on selling assault-style rifles until Congress has considered legislation to reduce gun violence,? his office said in a statement.

?Since the Sandy Hook massacre, sales of assault-style rifles have skyrocketed and are poised to grow even further during an upcoming ?Gun Appreciation Day? organized by extreme pro-gun activists,? the statement said.

The group behind the event, scheduled for January 19, uses its website to encourage Americans to ?go to your local gun store, gun range or gun show with your Constitution, American flags and your ?Hands off my Guns? sign to send a loud and clear message.?

Dick?s Sporting Goods, one of the largest sporting goods retailers, suspended sales of certain semi-automatic rifles nationwide after the Newtown massacre.

Another likely point of contention between gun rights activists and those supporting stricter gun control is a call for universal background checks.

Biden has said several groups that his task force met with support such checks for all gun buyers, including those who purchase through private sales.

Keene has also told CNN that he does not support instituting background checks for purchases at gun shows.

He said Sunday the NRA does support the idea that people who are ruled mentally incompetent should be listed as not allowed to purchase firearms.

In the interview Sunday, Keene complained that Biden?s panel didn?t really listen to what the NRA had to say.

Despite promises that the task force had not reached conclusions before hearing from all sides, ?the conclusions were reached,? he argued. ?We suspected all they wanted to be able to do was to say he had talked to us, and now they were going to go forward to do what they wanted to do.?

Another question facing Biden?s panel is how to tackle images of shootings in entertainment.

His task force met with leaders of the film, TV and video game industries.

It?s unknown what the task force may suggest as a response to what Obama has described as a culture that often ?glorifies guns and violence.?

Meanwhile, across the country, Americans of all stripes are debating the issue in person, in town hall meetings, and in social media.

Source: http://fox6now.com/2013/01/13/recommendations-to-reduce-gun-violence-to-hit-obamas-desk-tuesday/

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