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  • April 2007
    • Virginia Closes Lethal Gun Loophole

      Virginia Closes Lethal Gun Loophole

      (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 for background checks. The order puts Virginia in compliance with federal law. More »

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      Virginia   gun control   law   Virginia Tech   mental illness   Seung-Hui Cho   background check   Virginia Tech shooter   Timothy Kaine

    • Virginia May Close Gun Loophole

      Virginia May Close Gun Loophole

      (Newser) - Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine is considering closing the loophole that allowed Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung Hui to buy guns despite his dangerous and conspicuous mental illness. A judge ruled Cho mentally ill in 2005, but didn't commit him, so his records were not in the data base dealers consult. More »

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      Virginia   gun control   Virginia Tech shootings   mental health   mental illness   Seung-Hui Cho   Timothy Kaine

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