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**FILE** President Obama turns to leave the stage Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington after he spoke about National Security Agency surveillance. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 17, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama waves to the audience after he spoke about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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FILE -- In this Jan. 13, 2014 file photo, State Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, displays a homemade fully automatic rifle, confiscated by the Department of Justice, as he discusses his proposed legislation dealing with "ghost guns," at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. De Leon's SB808 would allow the manufacture or assembly of homemade weapons, known as "ghost guns,", but require the makers to first apply to the state Department of Justice for a serial number that would be given only after the applicants undergo a background check. De Leon's measure is one of the hundreds of bills that face an end-of-the-month deadline. to pass their house of origin.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

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President Obama speaks at Justice Department headquarters in D.C. on Friday.

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A homemade fully automatic rifle, confiscated by the Department of Justice, is displayed at a news conference held by Sen. Kevin de Leon where he unveiled legislation dealing with so called "ghost guns," at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Under de Leon's proposed legislation, SB808 would allow the manufacture or assembly of homemade weapons, but require the makers to first apply to the state Department of Justice for a serial number that would be given only after the applicants undergo a background check. De Leon plans to amend the bill to also require that guns contain permanent pieces of metal that could be detected by X-ray machines and metal detectors. .(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)