Obama\u2019s 23 Planned Executive Actions On Guns
\nDavid Taintor 11:58 AM EST, Wednesday January 16, 2013<\/p>\n
Here is a list provided by the White House of the 23 executive actions President Obama plans to take to reduce gun violence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre:<\/p>\n
1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.<\/p>\n
2. 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.<\/p>\n
3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.<\/p>\n
4. 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.
\n5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.<\/p>\n
6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.<\/p>\n
7. Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.<\/p>\n
8. Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).<\/p>\n
9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.<\/p>\n
10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.<\/p>\n
11. Nominate an ATF director.<\/p>\n
12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.<\/p>\n
13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.<\/p>\n
14. Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.<\/p>\n
15. 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.<\/p>\n
16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.<\/p>\n
17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n
18. Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.<\/p>\n
19. Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.<\/p>\n
20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.<\/p>\n
21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.<\/p>\n
22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.<\/p>\n
23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.<\/p>\n
source;http:\/\/livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com\/entry\/obamas-23-planned-executive-actions-on-guns<\/p>\n
It’s about time wouldn’t you say….
\nThank you
\nDL<\/p>\n
P.S. More common sense please……..<\/p>\n
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Updated………..
\nThis is the response by the NRA…?<\/p>\n