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Article: Four States Have Now Taken Steps to Strengthen Background Checks in Aftermath of Virginia Tech

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July 6, 2007
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Contact: Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, +1-202-898-0792

WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Missouri and Maine taking steps this week to ensure that more mental health records be shared with the Federal National Instant Check System (NICS) four states have now taken action since the Virginia Tech tragedy April 16 to try to prevent dangerous individuals from purchasing firearms.

Virginia's Governor took executive action after the tragedy to improve the amount of data shared with the Federal system on individuals deemed to be a danger to themselves or others by state courts. Maine's Governor took similar executive action ...

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