Justice Department pushes for better reporting to gun background check system following string of mass shootings

The Department of Justice on Monday night rolled out firearm safety measures in the wake of the shooting that left 17 dead at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month, as well as numerous other high profile mass shootings in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Texas.

The scope of the new measures is vast and includes a big push by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to improve the reporting of information by state and and local jurisdictions, as well as federal agencies, to federal databases that is then used to determine if someone should be approved to purchase a firearm.