President Barack Obama unveiled on Wednesday a bold and aggressive set of proposals aimed at helping stem the growing gun violence in the United States.
The package of proposals come at the end of a four-week review by a task forced headed by Vice President Joe Biden and includes background checks and a renewal of the ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
Here is a summary of the proposals via Business Insider below:
- Background checks on all gun sales
- Reinstatement of the expired assault weapons ban
- A 10-round limit on ammunition magazines
- Reinstatement of CDC research into the causes and prevention of gun violence
- Protecting police officers by banning armor-piercing bullets through a manufacture and import ban
- Providing resources to allow schools to hire 1,000 “school resource officers”
- Providing mental health coverage in health insurance plans
See a comprehensive list of White House proposals via New York Times HERE.
