Gun control push renewed

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and other elected officials pointed to the fatal shootings at Northern Illinois University and a Lane Bryant store as reasons to act as they announced their annual push for new gun-control legislation. The officials on Tuesday again said they will push a package of proposals that includes several bills that have been introduced repeatedly in Springfield, before meeting heavy opposition from gun-rights advocates. "Gun violence is responsible for the deaths of nearly 30,000 Americans every year, many of them young people," Daley said. The National Rifle Association, which considers the annual legislative package an attempt to infringe on gun owners' rights, declined to comment on specifics of the legislation or Daley's remarks.