Here is the detailed information about President Obama's proposal's for gun reform. Mr. Obama, after receiving recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden, whom he had tasked with the job of researching the problem, meeting with all sides, developing a list of common sense ideas to move forward with, addressed the media this morning at the White House.
The highlights include:
*Require background checks for all gun purchases
*Strengthen the system for background checks
*Limit ammunition magazines to ten rounds
*Eliminate armor piercing bullets from the street
*Additional tools for law enforcement
*Prosecute gun crime more effectively
*Restart gun violence research programs
*Provide funding to make schools safer various programs
*Improve mental health services, especially for young people
Read the whole plan here...
Sources:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence#what-we-can-do
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/wh_now_is_the_time_full.pdf
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