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Article: In the Aftermath of Virginia Tech, Illinois Poised to Take Strong Action to Strengthen Firearm Background Checks
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 8, 2007
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Peter Hamm, +1-202-898-0792 or Jennifer Bishop (Chicago),
+1-312-730-8935, both of Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Paul Helmke,
President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the
following statement about the Illinois Senate's passage, following
the State House, of a package of reforms strengthening record sharing
between the state and the Federal National Instant Check System:
"Illinois state legislators deserve a great deal of applause. They
saw the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech and decided they would do
something about it. I commend Senator Dan Kotowski and Representative
Harry ...