james_bond_007
01-16-2013, 15:29
Source: http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/01/16/read_president_obama_s_new_proposed_executive_orde rs_and_legislation_on.html
[*=1]Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
Details : http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-improving-availability-relevant-executive-branch
[*=1]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.
[*=1]Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.
[*=1]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.
[*=1]Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.
[*=1]Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.
[*=1]Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.
[*=1]Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
[*=1]Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
Details: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-tracing-firearms-connection-criminal-investigati
[*=1]Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.
[*=1]Nominate an ATF director.
[*=1]Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.
[*=1]Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.
[*=1]Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.
Details: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-engaging-public-health-research-causes-and-pre-0
[*=1]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
[*=1]Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
[*=1]Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.
[*=1]Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.
[*=1]Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.
[*=1]Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.
[*=1]Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.
[*=1]Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.
[*=1]Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.
[*=1]Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
Details : http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-improving-availability-relevant-executive-branch
[*=1]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.
[*=1]Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.
[*=1]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.
[*=1]Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.
[*=1]Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.
[*=1]Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.
[*=1]Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
[*=1]Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
Details: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-tracing-firearms-connection-criminal-investigati
[*=1]Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.
[*=1]Nominate an ATF director.
[*=1]Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.
[*=1]Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.
[*=1]Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.
Details: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-engaging-public-health-research-causes-and-pre-0
[*=1]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
[*=1]Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
[*=1]Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.
[*=1]Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.
[*=1]Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.
[*=1]Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.
[*=1]Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.
[*=1]Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.
[*=1]Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.