Obama issues new measures to reduce gun violence
The initiative was unveiled on the White House website, along with a report from the administration’s law enforcement agencies concluding that the government should do more to spur development of the technologies.
The administration will also offer cash prizes and grants to gun manufacturers to spur development of the technology, which is intended to make a gun useless if someone other than the owner tries to fire it.
[...] in January, Obama announced a series of executive actions that expanded background checks for some gun purchases, while improving the tracking of stolen weapons and the reporting of mental health information.
The rule, which is subject to public comment and hearings, would ensure that the Social Security Administration provide information about mental health issues to the background check system, to prevent mentally ill people from being able to buy a gun.