By Ben Goad, Jan. 3, 2014
The Obama
administration on Friday announced a new set of actions
designed to keep weapons from the mentally ill, declaring once again that the
president is intent on using his executive authority to pursue tighter federal
gun control in lieu of congressional action.
The plan includes
two proposed regulations designed to clarify who may possess guns and shore up
a woefully porous national background check system.
“Too many
Americans have been severely injured or lost their lives as a result of gun
violence,” the White House said upon announcing the initiative. “While the vast
majority of Americans who experience a mental illness are not violent, in some
cases when persons with a mental illness do not receive the treatment they
need, the result can be tragedies such as homicide or suicide.”
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