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Virginia Closes Lethal Gun Loophole

Executive order would have barred V.T. shooter from buying weapon

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted Apr 30, 2007 2:19 PM CDT

(Newser) – Virginia governor Tim Kaine has issued an executive order closing the loophole that allowed Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui to purchase a gun, the AP reports. Effective immediately, Virginians diagnosed as dangerously mentally ill will be added to a national database that gun-store owners use... Read full story »

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Executive order would have barred V.T. shooter from buying weapon

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