Why should there be less restrictions on buying a gun from a show than from a pawn shop or sporting goods store? Aren't there any reasonable measures you would support? If there are, I would really like to know what they are.
I think there are too many reasonable measures already in place. I've already stated I had no problem with any of the 23 executive orders that were signed yesterday.
Is there a reasonable measure that you think would have prevented Sandy Hook?
What are the reasonable measures that make up "too many"? I've read that people think there are 20,000 gun laws already on the books, and that we should just enforce those, but that number is a made up figure.
I don't know if there is a reasonable measure that would have prevented Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is an aberration, but the discussion isn't just about preventing Sandy Hook, is it? When a shooting such as the one at Sandy Hook occurs, everyone pays more attention to the issue and then interest fades until the next one comes along. I'm pretty sure we will always have weird and horrific acts of violence no matter what we do, and it doesn't help that the media treats these things like tragedy porn. I am not in favor of banning guns, but I think we can do better than we have in making our society safer.
These are the 23 executive orders. There's nothing in them, really, to object to, unless you're against mental healthcare. I suppose one good thing may come out of Sandy Hook, if people are able to obtain better mental healthcare.
Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
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.
Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.
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.
Propose rule making to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.
Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.
Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.
Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.
Nominate an ATF director.
Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.
Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.
Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.
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.
Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.
Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.
Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.
Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.
Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.
Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.
Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.
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