1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevantdata available to the federal background check system.

2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from makinginformation available to the background check system.

3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background checksystem.

4. Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited fromhaving a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.

5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full backgroundcheck on an individual before returning a seized gun.

6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance onhow to run background checks for private sellers.

7. Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.

8. Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product SafetyCommission).

9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace gunsrecovered in criminal investigations.

10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make itwidely available to law enforcement.

11. Nominate an ATF director.

12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with propertraining for active shooter situations.

13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.

14. Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control toresearch the causes and prevention of gun violence.

15. Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effectiveuse of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to developinnovative technologies.

16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patientsabout guns in their homes.

17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibitsthem from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.

18. Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.

19. Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship andinstitutions of higher education.

20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental healthservices that Medicaid plans must cover.

21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirementswithin ACA exchanges.

22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.

23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.

I'm sure everyone was glued to their TV's this morning. The President signed/initiated 23 Executive Actions today...

Ooh...I feel safer already.  Seriously though, everyone should read the entire document. Obama's gun violence prevention proposals

I'm actually a little relieved. Considering all the talk about what an EO could entail, such as completely stopping the importation of firearms and ammunition via an EO, etc... this isn't too bad. It still totally sucks, but it could have been worse.

I'm actually a little relieved. Considering all the talk about what an EO could entail, such as completely stopping the importation of firearms and ammunition via an EO, etc... this isn't too bad. It still totally sucks, but it could have been worse.

srsly? are our mags doomed? anyone have more detail on this? the press conference was kinda veg at best

shaggy

It's not over...he said comprehensive plan. EOs was just one part. He has called for legislative action as well:

"Congress should take critical steps through new legislation, including: requiring background checks for all gun sales; reinstating the prohibition on high-capacity magazines; renewing and strengthening the ban on assault weapons; and creating serious penalties for gun traffickers who help put guns into the hands of criminals."

I'm actually a little relieved. Considering all the talk about what an EO could entail, such as completely stopping the importation of firearms and ammunition via an EO, etc... this isn't too bad. It still totally sucks, but it could have been worse. 

It's not over...he said comprehensive plan. EOs was just one part. He has called for legislative action as well:

"Congress should take critical steps through new legislation, including: requiring background checks for all gun sales; reinstating the prohibition on high-capacity magazines; renewing and strengthening the ban on assault weapons; and creating serious penalties for gun traffickers who help put guns into the hands of criminals."

Can we as a state of Hawaii deny this EO?  There willing to give all this money to add security to our schools when our own teachers are struggling to keep their jobs!  Teachers paychecks have been cut drastically to make budget so they suffer with the financial burden.  This I won't understand if it passes Hawaii law and let the schools faculty still suffer! Everyone i'm sure will agree that the quality of teaching is not like it used to be.  I was just talking to couple old timers last night and they agreed, and send there kids private school cause the public system sucks!  Do we actually need the extra security and expensive equipment that the EO is recommending? I think the problem in Hawaii is the gang violence more than anything in the schools.

So at the Federal level it is not as bad as I thought. A mag cap/ban is acceptable over a "AW" ban or worse - an ammo ban. I'm more worried about legislation at the state level after hearing about NY. Our state is as blue as NY and our legislators have always tried to pass some kind of stupid feel-good bill. I remember former HING TAG CDR along with former police Chief Correa, broadcasting on local TV news about the need for a 50 cal ban and handgun ban.

Anyone who is even the slightest bit relieved should read the entire release again carefully.

I did read it carefully. I know this isn't over yet, and it's just the beginning. I truly believe that the fight for our 2a rights will never end. But the fact of the matter is there are a lot of things that he could have attempted via an EO that he didn't. So yes, I am relieved.

They are pushing for both. A AW ban and magazine ban. They need congressional approval so we might only get 1 of the 2 if any passed. Just hope that here isn't anymore school shootings or its fucked.