Vice President Joe Biden is planning a new gun control offensive — he just hasn't told the president yet.
Biden told a group of law enforcement officials Thursday that he is planning even more travel, with trips around the country to stump for a renewed push on expanded background checks and gun-trafficking laws that failed to pass the Senate last month.
But Biden volunteered that he "hasn't really discussed" his plans with President Barack Obama and plans to lead the gun control charge on his own, according to two law enforcement officials who attended the meeting. The 90-minute meeting in Biden's office was an attempt to move forward after the failed effort on background checks.
Biden will appear Friday night at a South Carolina Democratic dinner that's his first stop in a key 2016 primary state. He told the law enforcement officials Thursday that he is planning even more travel, with trips around the country to stump for a renewed push on the failed gun measures.
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