The following is a list, provided by the White House, of executive actions President Obama plans to take to address gun violence.
  • 1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system. 
  • 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. 
  • 3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system. 
  • 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. 
  • 5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun. 
  • 6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how 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 Safety Commission). 
  • 9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations. 
  • 10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement. 
  • 11. Nominate an ATF director. 
  • 12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training 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 to research the causes and prevention of gun violence. 
  • 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. 
  • 16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes. 
  • 17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them 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 and institutions of higher education. 
  • 20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover. 
  • 21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges. 
  • 22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations. 
  • 23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.