KY gun owner in D.C. to push for stricter laws

PAINT LICK, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Kentucky man will be on Capitol Hill Monday to help push for stricter gun laws.

Grant Short of Paint Lick is part of a national delegation of gun owners pushing for President Obama to take executive action to close loopholes in background check laws.

The delegation represents two groups of gun owners – Gun Owners for Gun Control and the American Coalition for Responsible Gun Ownership.

The delegation will meet with members of Congress on Monday and will hold a press conference on Tuesday.

At the press conference, the group says it plans on calling on the administration and members of Congress to prioritize solutions to the epidemic of gun violence in the U.S.