Included in President Barack Obama's gun-control proposal are 23 executive actions-which require no congressional approval-including several aimed at improving access to data for background checks.

The $500 million package of executive action and legislative proposals come a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut left 26 people dead. Twenty of the victims were children.

The White House has released several of the memorandums. You can read them below or by clicking on the attached PDF documents.

 

• Memorandum from the President for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies regarding improving availability of relevant Executive Branch records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.      http://www.wkyc.com/assetpool/documents/130116033248_2013nics.mem.rel.pdf

 

• Memorandum from the President for the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding engaging in public health research on the causes and prevention of gun violence.     http://www.wkyc.com/assetpool/documents/130116033248_2013gunviolence.mem.rel.pdf

 

• Memorandum from the President for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies regarding tracing of firearms in connection with criminal investigations.        http://www.wkyc.com/assetpool/documents/130116033248_2013firearms.mem.rel.pdf

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