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Governor proposes new gun laws
Posted: Jan 8, 2008 07:30 PM MST
Updated: Jan 9, 2008 04:47 PM MST
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Governor Tim Kaine announced his proposal to strengthen laws regarding gun shows. Right now licensed dealers are required to get background checks, before selling a firearm to someone at a gun show.
Kaine wants to expand the law to include private dealers at gun shows.
"If we prevent one person from getting a gun who is not supposed to have one, it's an opportunity to save lives," said Governor Kaine.
Kaine says his proposal would not impact law-abiding gun buyers, but it would prevent felons, domestic abusers and the mentally ill from buying a gun at a gun show.
As the Governor made his announcement he was flanked by several parents of Virginia Tech students killed in the April 16th tragedy.
"My name is Mike White and I lost my daughter Nicole White at Virginia Tech that fateful day," said the father of a student from Smithfield."
"As a gun owner myself and a former avid hunter, I believe this bill is a healthy compromise. It will bring safety to our families," said White.
The Governor said to anyone who opposes the proposal "Tell me why a domestic abuser should be able to buy a gun. Tell me why someone who is mentally ill should be able to buy a gun. If someone is willing to stand up and tell me there is a good reason why, I'll listen, but I will tell them it's going to be very hard to convince me."
The Governor said, while the gun lobby has always fought hard to prevent stronger gun laws, he believes this year his proposal has a good chance at becoming law.
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As I suspected, it's a state proposal. The term "private dealer", used in the above, is a misnomer. There is no such thing as a "private dealer". One is either a dealer, as licensed by the ATF, or not a dealer. More feel-good crap that will solve nothing, prevent nothing and simply make life more inconvenient for law-abiding people.
