It didn't work out into laws, but it was a biggest attempt to restrict access we had seen in long while. Some were good changes, some were bad, and some were meaningless.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/16/us/obama-gun-control-proposal.html?_r=0
Proposed Congressional Actions:
1. Requiring criminal background checks for all gun sales, including those by private sellers that currently are exempt.
2. Reinstating and strengthening the ban on assault weapons that was in place from 1994 to 2004.
3. Limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
4. Banning the possession of armor-piercing bullets by anyone other than members of the military and law enforcement.
5. Increasing criminal penalties for "straw purchasers," people who pass the required background check to buy a gun on behalf of someone else.
6. Acting on a $4 billion administration proposal to help keep 15,000 police officers on the street.
7. Confirming President Obama's nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
8. Eliminating a restriction that requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to allow the importation of weapons that are more than 50 years old.
9. Financing programs to train more police officers, first responders and school officials on how to respond to active armed attacks.
10. Provide additional $20 million to help expand the system that tracks violent deaths across the nation from 18 states to 50 states.
11. Providing $30 million in grants to states to help schools develop emergency response plans.
12. Providing financing to expand mental health programs for young people.
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