Posted on 04/30/2007 3:56:32 PM PDT by freemike
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The governor on Monday closed the loophole in state law that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to pass a federal background check and buy the weapons used in the massacre.
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So what loophole will they close after the next shooting...and the next one...and the next one....
what a freaking hero. he ought to run for president. /dripping sarc
Dang! I thought the governor abolished the gun-free college campus zones...
If only they had closed that loophole sooner. Those cursed loopholes.
I can’t offhand think of any lawful gunowner who wants lunatics owning deadly weapons. About time.
What did he fix ?
What the governor should do is push his legislature to re-open discussion and vote on allowing concealed carry on all collegew campuses. The BIGGEST LOOPHOLE the killer used was that there was no one armed to stop him.
What the governor did instead will have about as much impact on a killer intent on getting a gun and taking advantage of this much more critical loophole as trying to swat away a swarm of angry horse flies with a single strand of hair from a horses tail.
Precisely. How about the “gun-free-zone loophole,” which allows armed maniacs free reign over defenseless populations? Let’s close that one.
...but would likely have had no impact on the actions of Chu. He would simply have gotten the guns another way. You see, he was criminally minded and he was going to break whatever laws he thought necessary to carry out his evil intent.
The only loopholes that mattered that day was all the ones that have been closed to law-abiding citizens preventing them from being armed to stop the madman that day.
See my posts 8 and 10.
The Clintoons tried this style of crap while they were back in office however just by which measure does one determines "Mentally Ill & Dangerous"??
The Communists in several countries have been using this measurement to imprison & persecute political enemies & Christians for decades!! You watch and see how easily that this can easily be expanded to anyone who've ever had been prescribed a sedative or antidepressants.
I agree that homicidal maniacs should not own guns. But,,, could this not be abused?? The article only says you need to be found dangerous and ordered to involuntary mental health treatment. It all depends on the details. I find it surprising that the Gov. himself can just order this. Could another gov. just order the loss of your gun rights should a crisis worker just show up on your doorstep?? Or am I being too paranoid here?!
OK.... Don’t bash me to bad on this one because I’m against people like this from having guns also, but, Executive Order? I thought the legislature had to pass laws, and then the Governor signs it BEFORE it goes into law? Just a thought.
“The only loopholes that mattered that day was all the ones that have been closed to law-abiding citizens preventing them from being armed to stop the madman that day”
If he’d just closed this loophole before the shooting, this jerk would never have been able to get a gun......
You assuming he would have illegally procured the weapons. You know what they say about assuming don’t you?
In a perfect world he wouldn’t have obtained them either legally or illegally. Unfortunately we don’t live in such a world. We can do what we can do and nothing more. There is no reason that I can think of to justify selling deadly weapons to lunatics.
And I support the public hanging of illicit gun dealers and drug dealers. That would largely take care of the illicit gun problem in addition to the legal precurement of weapons by maniacs like Cho.
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