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2014 - 16:30   ET   JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST: In other political
news, one year after the post-Newtown push on gun control began,
the White House has announced two proposed rule changes to
improve the federal background check system to keep guns out of
the hands of those who are deemed mentally ill. The Department
of Justice will work to clarify rules involving forcible
commitments to mental institutions. They want to add both in-
patient and out-patient forcible commitments to the system that
already prohibit felon from legally owning a gun.  Also, the
Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new
regulation to try and overcome hurdles and privacy laws with
what health care providers can disclose to the background checks
system. HHS says simply seeking health for mental health
problems and getting care does not prohib