Gun Control: Congress May Pass Legislation Keeping Guns from the Mentally Ill
As the nation ponders the fact that the Virginia Tech killer had been admitted earlier to a psychiatric hospital and deemed "a danger to himself and others," lawmakers are considering passing legislation that would help prevent the mentally ill from purchasing firearms. The proposed bill would provide money to the states to help update the national instant-check background system with mental-health adjudications, which ban firearm purchases.
"Given the horror that happened at Virginia Tech, I think there's a real chance of passing this," said Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat.
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