FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: Knowing that he's unlikely to get Congress to pass more gun control legislation, President Clinton today is announcing measures the White House says will lead to better enforcement of existing laws. He'll do it in Boston to highlight the success of programs there. CNN's Carl Rochelle joins us now from the White House with more -- Carl.</s>CARL ROCHELLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Frank, Boston has had a great deal of success in efforts integrating state, local and federal law enforcement agencies in its efforts to trace crime guns and track down illegal gun traffickers. The White House sees the Boston effort as an example of a way to go in toughening up gun enforcement laws. So President Clinton is headed up there today. He plans -- where he plans to lay out his plans for beefing up enforcement of gun controls. Leaving the White House just a few moments ago, he'll be joined by Attorney General Janet Reno for the presentation. Now, the White House says he will announce that federal prosecution of gun laws increased by 25 percent in the last year, then call for tougher enforcement. Mr. Clinton will ask for $280 million in the fiscal year 2001 budget to pay for 500 new Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents and about 1,000 federal prosecutors, state and -- prosecutors at both the federal, state and local levels. The funds would also be directed to create the first nationally integrated ballistics testing system and expand crime-gun tracing to catch more criminals. The White House also wants to fund local media campaigns to discourage gun violence and expand development of smart-gun technologies that limit the use of firearms to owners. The White House says, even though law enforcement is up all around, it plans to ask Congress for tougher gun control legislation this year, and has every expectation that it will get those tougher laws. I'm Carl Rochelle, CNN, reporting live from the White House.
President Clinton to Announce Tougher Gun Enforcement Measures, Highlight Boston Successes