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WASHINGTON D C Today U S Senator Tim Kaine and 12 of his Senate colleagues urged gun dealers to stop selling firearms to people who do not first pass a background check When a criminal background check...Investigation FBI tries to determine whether the purchaser can legally buy a gun If this process takes longer than 72 hours gun dealers can complete the sale even though there is a heightened risk that the...took nine lives the Senators wrote In the last five years the default to proceed loophol...Continue Reading

stricter background checks for gun purchases Kaine said in a Senate floor speech he s come to believe the NRA doesn t care about gun owners and is focused on protecting gun manufacturers ability to sell...more stringent background checks on gun purchases to prevent felons or people with mental health problems from buying weapons It s estimated that 40 percent of all guns that are sold in the United States...existing gun laws and keep firearms away from people who should not have them I have come...Continue Reading

Congress to stand up against groups like the National Rifle Association NRA by taking action to reduce gun violence in America including passage of comprehensive background check legislation Kaine opened his...inspiring survivors Colin Goddard and Lily Habtu who have become passionate advocates for stricter gun laws As we commemorate the shooting at Virginia Tech honoring those we lost honoring those brave survivors...resilience of the entire Hokie nation it is my hope that my colleagues will ge...Continue Reading

Tech massacre Virginians Colin Goddard and Lily Habtu who have become strong advocates for stricter gun laws As we commemorate the shooting at Virginia Tech honoring those we lost honoring those brave survivors...the entire Hokie nation it is my hope that my colleagues will get serious about gun safety Kaine said Though he owns guns himself and supports the Second Amendment Kaine said the time is long overdue for...opposes background checks even though American gun owners and even NRA members ha...Continue Reading

student whose case of sparkling water ABC agents mistook for beer After fleeing in her car from several gun wielding undercover officers Daly was put in jail overnight and briefly charged with two felonies The...

Senator Kaine who led efforts to improve Virginia s background check system and curb incidences of gun violence and mass shootings as Governor following the Virginia Tech tragedy I m proud to co sponsor...ATF can seize and destroy certain firearms but not high capacity magazines Mayors Against Illegal Guns found that in mass shootings from January 2009 to January 2013 123 percent more people were shot and...

Manchin III D W Va a former governor who got his first taste of high stakes dealmaking during the 2013 gun control debate The next mentioned most are a trio of former governors Sens Timothy M Kaine D Va Angus...

world Military Sealift Command is tasked with supporting the Navy s war fighting forces providing gas guns and groceries to the fleet The command is in charge of about 110 civilian crewed ships around the...

community conversations about topics ranging from baseball in Richmond to health care mental health and gun rights By Markus Schmidt Source Richmond Times Dispatch Print Email Share Tweet Previous Next...

VA joined Senators Richard Blumenthal D CT and Chris Murphy D CT to introduce the Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 legislation that would encourage states to remove firearms from domestic...order for domestic violence against Deborah never had his gun confiscated as federal law requires I m proud to help introduce the Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 in the Senate said Kaine...Kaine Domestic violence fatalities are far too common in Virginia and they are...Continue Reading