. >>> iback in this country, president obama pushing for new measures for gun control for police agenciesthe manufacturers would have to meet but some gun rights activists are saying that the president is overstepping his authority. laura laura ingal is is joining us. >> this would ensure mental health records with the background check system along with proposed rules from law enforcement agencies which would buy and use them. the idea behind smart technology is similar to what we see with our smartphones and only work in the hands of the owner by using fingerprints or hand grip identification or by using a ring fab that let's the gun know, so to speak, it's in the right hand. president obama taking to his facebook page saying this week, these commonsense steps are not going to prevent every tragedy but what if they prevented even one? white house spokesperson josh earnest spoke about the new actions being taken to get the technology developed and says making products safer is pretty common in many industries. >> just about every other industry that i can think of, that's what people do.