History-
Highest number of firearm homicides-
The U.S has the highest number of firearm homicides in the world and they also
have the highest number of residents with a firearm of 89 per every 100. This
is why something needs to be done because we don’t look good having the highest
number deaths in the world and we also can’t afford to keep losing loved ones.
This just shows the history of the problem and what has happened and is
happening because of guns. This relates to my problem because this is the cause
of what guns do. (2010)
Obamas
gun control proposal- Obama proposes sweeping changes to gun control
where many things are limited and controlled and requires criminal background check for gun
sales. This is yet still a proposal and has not been passed yet. This related
to my problem because I’m looking towards controlling guns and that’s what
Obamas proposal mainly focuses on.
Proposed Congressional Actions
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Requiring criminal background checks for all gun
sales, including those by private sellers that currently are exempt.
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Reinstating and strengthening the ban on assault
weapons that was in place from 1994 to 2004.
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Limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
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Banning the possession of armor-piercing bullets by
anyone other than members of the military and law enforcement.
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Increasing criminal penalties for "straw
purchasers," people who pass the required background check to buy a gun on
behalf of someone else.
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Acting on a $4 billion administration proposal to
help keep 15,000 police officers on the street.
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Confirming President Obama's nominee for director of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Eliminating a restriction that requires the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to allow the importation of weapons
that are more than 50 years old.
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Financing programs to train more police officers,
first responders and school officials on how to respond to active armed
attacks.
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Provide additional $20 million to help expand the a
system that tracks violent deaths across the nation from 18 states to 50
states.
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Providing $30 million in grants to states to help
schools develop emergency response plans.
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Providing financing to expand mental health programs
for young people.
Executive actions
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Issuing a presidential memorandum to require federal
agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check
system.
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Addressing 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.
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Improving incentives for states to share information
with the background check system.
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Directing the attorney general to review categories
of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are
not slipping through the cracks.
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Proposing a rule making to give law enforcement
authorities the ability to run a full background check on an individual before
returning a seized gun.
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Publishing a letter from the A.T.F. to federally
licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for
private sellers.
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Starting a national safe and responsible gun
ownership campaign.
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Reviewing safety standards for gun locks and gun
safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
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Issuing a presidential memorandum to require federal
law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
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Releasing a report analyzing information on lost and
stolen guns and making it widely available to law enforcement authorities.
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Nominating an A.T.F. director.
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Providing law enforcement authorities, first
responders and school officials with proper training for armed attacks
situations.
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Maximizing enforcement efforts to prevent gun
violence and prosecute gun crime.
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Issuing a presidential memorandum directing the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research gun violence.
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Directing the attorney general to issue a report on
the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and
challenging the private sector to develop innovative technologies.
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Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not
prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
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Releasing a letter to health care providers
clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of
violence to law enforcement authorities.
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Providing incentives for schools to hire school
resource officers.
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Developing model emergency response plans for
schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.
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Releasing a letter to state health officials
clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.
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Finalizing regulations clarifying essential health
benefits and parity requirements within insurance exchanges.
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Committing to finalizing mental health parity
regulations.
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Starting a national dialogue on mental health led by
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, and Arne Duncan,
the secretary of education.
Shooting
in the past 5 years-
Dark
Knight rises Premiere- 12 dead and 58 injured
Sandy
Hook School shooting-
20 children and 6 adults killed including himself
The
two main shooting these past 5 years have been the Dark Knight Rises Premiere
shooting and the Sandy Hook School shooting in which they both consisted of
multiple kills. This is similar to my problem because the shooter at the Sandy
Hook school was a troubled teenager who seemed like he was having problems at
home because he didn’t just kill all those kids, he also killed his mother and
the shooter at the Dark Knight Rises premiere was in his late 20’s and he must
have been having some mental issues or life problems if he went into the movies
and shot and killed 12 people and injured 58 others.
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Place
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Deaths/injuries
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Dark
Knight Rises premiere, Colorado
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12/58
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Sandy
Hook school, Newtown Connecticut
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20/6
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