Democrats Strike Deal With NRA For First Gun-Control Legislation Since 1994
Washington Post Jonathan Weisman June 9, 2007 08:59 PM
Senior Democrats have reached agreement with the National Rifle Association on what could be the federal first gun-control legislation since 1994, a measure to significantly strengthen the national system that checks the backgrounds of gun buyers.
The sensitive talks began in April, days after a mentally ill gunman killed 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech University. The shooter, Seung Hui Cho, had been judicially ordered to submit to a psychiatric evaluation, which should have disqualified him from buying handguns. But...
Senior Democrats have reached agreement with the National Rifle Association on what could be the federal first gun-control legislation since 1994, a measure to significantly strengthen the national system that checks the backgrounds of gun buyers.
The sensitive talks began in April, days after a mentally ill gunman killed 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech University. The shooter, Seung Hui Cho, had been judicially ordered to submit to a psychiatric evaluation, which should have disqualified him from buying handguns. But...
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