While unveiling his $500 million gun control proposal the President also included a list of 23 executive actions that he has already signed into effect. The following is a list of those actions:
- "Issue a presidential memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system."
- "Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system."
- "Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system."
- "Direct the attorney general to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks."
- "Propose rule-making to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun."
- "Publish a letter from ATF (Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms) to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers."
- "Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign."
- "Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission)."
- "Issue a presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations."
- "Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement."
- "Nominate an ATF director."
- . "Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations."
- "Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime."
- "Issue a presidential memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence."
- "Direct the attorney general to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies."
- "Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes."
- "Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities."
- "Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers."
- "Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education."
- "Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover."
- "Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges."
- "Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations."
- "Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health."
More information on the President's proposals can be found here: http://1.usa.gov/URdAkx
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