Virginia Closes Insane Gun Loophole

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Virginia Closes Insane Gun Loophole

Posted on Apr 30, 2007

Mentally ill people who’ve been deemed a danger to themselves and involuntarily committed will no longer be able to legally buy guns in Virginia. Gov. Timothy Kaine issued the executive order in response to the massacre at Virginia Tech.

BBC:

Virginia governor Timothy M Kaine has tightened the state’s gun laws in response to the killing of 32 people at Virginia Tech earlier this month.

Mr Kaine issued an executive order banning people found to be dangerous and ordered to have involuntary mental health treatment from purchasing guns.

The gunman, Cho Seung-hui, was able to buy weapons despite having a history of mental illness.

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By dale Headley, May 1, 2007 at 9:39 am Link to this comment
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This is a Band-Aid for a gaping wound. As long as the NRA holds this country’s politicians in thrall these horrific crimes will never abate. The whole world views the U.S. with utter dismay at our impotency in the face of faux cowboys and bigots who cower in fear every night with handguns under their pillows, expecting black men to attack them in their beds.

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By Tom Doff, May 1, 2007 at 12:22 am Link to this comment
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Now, if they’d just close the loophole about mentally ill people who are a danger to others, we could get guns out of the hands of politicians.

What a reverse that would be.

Imagine, starting a ‘War’ on War.

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By JNagarya, April 30, 2007 at 7:28 pm Link to this comment

#67346 by peedeecee on 4/30 at 5:24 pm
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“Oh, please. Twenty-eight states do not divulge the health records of mental patients who are deemed a danger to themselves or others, or who have been involuntarily admitted to a mental hospital. (Given the confidentiality of medical records, there is some argument in favor of the records being kept private.) I think Virginias move is a bit of tokenism a bit late.”

Yeah, the “responsible”—especially the misinformed “responsible gun owner” want it to be legal for criminals and the mentally troubled to be able to buy guns _legally_.

Why not run for office and work to repeal all law? I mean, if criminals and the mentally troubled are going to get guns anyway, why bother making any effort whatsoever to prevent that. Why make it difficult for them?

Only that which is perfect should exist; and that doesn’t include law.

When will you apologists for the NRA lie stop blaming the victims?

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By peedeecee, April 30, 2007 at 5:24 pm Link to this comment

Oh, please. Twenty-eight states do not divulge the health records of mental patients who are deemed a danger to themselves or others, or who have been involuntarily admitted to a mental hospital. (Given the confidentiality of medical records, there is some argument in favor of the records being kept private.) I think Virginia’s move is a bit of tokenism a bit late.

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