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FBI's Mental Health Gun-Ban List Doubles

Addition highlights scope of 'background check loophole'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2007 5:38 PM CST

(Newser) – Spurred by April shootings at Virginia Tech, new reporting of mental health data has doubled the number of Americans banned from purchasing guns on such grounds, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said today. Nearly 220,000 names have been added to the FBI list, highlighting the... Read full story »

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