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a current loophole that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed after 72 hours even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun When a criminal background check...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 purchaser is legally disqualified from purchasing a gun The Background...a completed background check for every gun buyer who purchases a gun from a fede...Continue Reading

U S SenatorTim Kaine is taking a stand on gun control pushing for completing background checks on people who purchase firearms before the purchase is concluded He introduced the Background Check Completion...Completion Act on Wednesday which would close a loophole that allows a gun dealer to complete the sale of a weapon to someone if the background check of that person takes more than 72 hours Kaine says it s...people like the Virginia Tech shooter purchase a gun before the shooting spree that ...Continue Reading

editorial cartoons we see shirtless and strong That s especially so now that he s sent Russian forces guns a blazing into Syria on behalf of the embattled Bashir Assad The United States has been bombing the...

an executive order Thursday to ban guns in nearly all state office buildings and establish a joint task force to prosecute illegal gun sales in Virginia The ban on guns in government buildings affects executive...where authority lies with the Republican controlled legislature Guns already are forbidden in court buildings The ban applies immediately to guns carried openly Banning concealed weapons requires a longer regulatory...force to direct more state resources to prosecuting gun crimes with a...Continue Reading

Water Vietnam veterans USS Missouri guns get new home at Virginia War Museum The Virginia War Museum in Newport News will receive on Thursday a set of anti aircraft guns from the battleship on which the Japanese...Bofors are from the USS Missouri which is currently part of the Pearl Harbor memorial in Hawaii The guns were used by both Axis and Allied powers during the second World War for anti aircraft defense Some...These guns will serve as a fitting monument to the end of World War II and as a...Continue Reading

sell a gun to someone who isn t allowed to have one under federal law that s frowned on Even so there s usually no penalty attached If your friend gets out of prison tomorrow and you sell him the gun that...years and sell him a gun you re fine If they can prove you picked him up at the prison then yeah you re facing charges Convicted felons can t own guns Convicted drug users can t own guns People with misdemeanor...person can t own a gun We blame the people who go on killing sprees but it s als...Continue Reading

considered a lone cry in the forest but U S Sen Tim Kaine D is again trying to do something to stem gun violence through intelligent regulation He is pushing legislation that would hold accountable anyone...part of her colon For Kaine it must seem like frustrating déjà vu He tried to get tougher gun control laws passed after Seung Hui Cho a student with a history of mental illness went on a shooting...to require stricter background checks on people who buy guns In Virginia background checks are ...Continue Reading

transfer a firearm to someone who is barred by federal law from possessing firearms Under current law gun sellers can only be held liable if they know or have reasonable cause to believe that the recipient...As recent tragedies in Virginia and across the country have shown the gun laws in our country have done little to stem senseless gun violence said Kaine These numbing incidents in urban rural and suburban...ensure that the person receiving the firearm is lawfully able to do so Ultimately eff...Continue Reading

the shocking on air shooting of a WDBJ Channel 7 crew U S Sen Tim Kaine said the idea behind a new gun bill he rolled out Tuesday reflects something he s been ruminating on for months I had a couple of...recess Kaine introduced a bill to hold gun providers both sellers and gift givers liable for illegal gun transfers Current law already makes it illegal to sell or give a gun to anyone who falls within one of...responsibility for providers to take reasonable steps to ensure a person is legally al...Continue Reading

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