you could argue that taking these executive steps is going to make anything done with congress more difficult, though, couldn t you, miss jarrett, because executive orders frustrate the republicans, feeds this narrative that the president goes alone, because he doesn t like to work with others. an then you get to the practical reality of, you don t stop these mass shootings by dealing with gun shows. we never traced back any of these weapons to that. yes, the mental health is a component. most of the problem is inner city crime, illegal handguns in the wrong hands. how do you balance these two? how to get it done politically with what the real problem is to begin with? first of all, we do know a lot of deaths from gun violence have to do with the guns being in the wrong hands. look at the state of connecticut. they passed important background checks and also required training. their gun deaths went down by 40%. compare that to missouri, that got rid of their background checks and l
who say that s not true. he want tos front load all this stuff with provisions that won t do anything, like magazine size. they want to start with basic provisions about where checks are, money for enforcement, money for mental health, record sharing. that goes to the mass shooting. to deal with money to enable harsher sentences for those who use beguns in commissions of a crime. as you know, many states say we don t have the money to keep people with these long sentences. why not get that part done? for example, what the president is proposing today and what will be in his budget that he ll be proposing to congress is we do need to have additional resources for atf to go after those who are selling guns who shouldn t be selling them without a license. and so we have in the budget additional 200 atf agents so we can beef up our enforcement. the president is increasing the number of people who are working in the background check area. we re improving the technology
administration is providing data to the folks who do the background checks for people who have mental illnesses and are a threat to themselves and others. what can we do to make our guns smarter? we have smartphones. you can touch with a fingerprint to make sure they re in the right hands. we know that so many people are killed each year, 30,000 people are killed each year, two-thirds by suicide. let s make sure our guns are smart and only the people who are supposed to have them, have them. so many children have access to guns and are accidentally shooting others. let s invest in new technology and ensure that our guns are smart, too. there s a whole host of steps the president is going to take today. but ultimately, the best solution would be for congress to act. he called on congress to act after the sandy hook massacre. there has been a lot of pressure that s been put on them by 90% of the american people who support sensible steps to be taken. the president is determined that he s
don t panic. if you sell stocks after a big sell-off, you usually use. good point. thank you. you re welcome. president obama set to spell out details of his executive action on guns. the move generating lot of debate. we ll hear from both sides, next. caring for someone with alzheimer s means i am a lot of things. i am his sunshine. i am his advocate. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer s. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer s treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn t change how the disease progresses. it shouldn t be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who s had a bad reaction
more about the plan with the senior adviser, valley jared. also, another special programming reminder, president obama will join anderson cooper for an exclusive live town hall event on guns in america. the president will discuss his executive action and take questions from a live studio audience which will get interesting. a town hall on guns in america with president obama moderated by anderson, this thursday at 8:00 p.m., only on cnn. a frenzy of activity in iowa and new hampshire in campaign 2016. republican candidates swarming, sharpening their messages and their attacks on front-runner donald trump. 27 days and counting until the iowa caucuses. the new hampshire primary coming just eight days after that. cnn s athena jones live in dairy, new hampshire. all of these numbers, the excitement is building. that s right. good morning, michaela. the gop candidates were out in force. they blasted president obama s proposed moves on gun control but they also attacked each