Out executive actions he hopes will curb gun violence. In a white house address, president obama says he will tighten existing laws without infringing on the rights of lawabiding citizens. At one point, he was brought to tears as he spoke of the 20 first graders gunned down in their classrooms in newtown, connecticut. And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun, wipes tearpauses every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. In his plan, the president hopes to expand background checks by having federal agencies treat all gun sales equally. That means weapons sold at gun shows and online, would be subject to the same background checks as all other gun sales. Percent of sales have no checks at all. All. The president also wants to increase funding for Mental Health care and to hire more atf agents, something that would require approval from congress. The National Rifle association has successfully lobbied congres
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Response coming up in our next half hour. First, we want to focus on another call to action by the president today, this one targeting Mental Health. Health. The president wants congress to authorize more money to address the issue, in hopes of preventing violent acts. But that request raises new privacy concerns. Concerns. Fox 28 news senior political reporter scott thuman begins tonights Team Coverage. Coverage. We know we cant stop every acof evil in the world, but maybe we can stop one act, one act of violenceand one way, a tearful president obama says hell do that, is by addressing Mental Healthwith 500 Million Dollars to increase access to care and just as importantly some healththproviders, courts and state officials whove been reluctant to share records because of privacy laws, are now free to do so. The goal fill potentially dangerous gaps in the fbis database which could prevent gun sales to those considered a risk. We not be overly broad in our reporting. Ron honberg, from t
They h h totoay. Matt. Amid all the debate today this really is the only new wrinkle. The impact of Mental Health on gun violence is e long runnininconcern thats rarely talked about until after the shooting stops. Stops. Twenty innocent children killed at sandy hook. A dozen movie goerermurdered in colorado. Just two of the Mass Shootings linked to Mental Illness. Illness. Its a very ticklish issue. And confidentiality. Bang. Bang Jeremy Brigham m ys his three hundred members with iowans for gun safety have worked hard he says the president had to do something and the mentally ill having access to guns is part of the problem. Problem. If family members would come to them and say this person shouldnt have a gun, sheriffs should be a ble to do that and make a decision. I is huge people are been tabu for too long. Joan becker has lived the tragedy. Her son mark struggling with Mental Illness shototand killed belolod coach ed thomas in 2009. She now advocates for more accessible counseling