Some reasons why we do need tighter gun control laws and how your rights are NOT being infringed upon with some facts the administration should publicize.
There already was an AWB in place for 10 years that expired in September, 2004, it was passed through the supreme court and deemed constitutional.
Since 1982 (the past 30 years) there have been 62 mass shootings in the US, 27 of these have occurred in the 7 years since the AWB expired.
15 of the 25 worst mass shootings on the planet have occurred in the US.
Of the 62 shootings, 49 of the shooters obtained their weapons legally, most often as a result of poor background checks.
In 2012 there were 7 mass shootings.
The steps are not expected to eliminate violence, they are small actions towards limiting it as much as possible.