Gun control

Senators Feinstein, Durbin and Kennedy Introduce Legislation to Close Loophole in Federal Law and Prevent Foreign Convicts from Possessing Firearms in the United States

May 7, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to prevent people convicted of felonies and domestic violence in foreign countries from possessing firearms in the United States.    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- In a speech to the Economic Club of Detroit in May 1999, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., committed to speak on the issue of gun crimes each week that the Senate is in session. This is the 262nd week he has continued to live up to his pledge; his remarks follow:    » read more »

Attorney General McDonnell Provides Legal Advice for Expedited Solution; Database to include involuntary outpatient mental health treatment

April 30, 2007 -- RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today issued Executive Order Number 50 instructing all executive branch agencies to immediately begin including the names of individuals found dangerous and ordered to undergo involuntary mental health treatment in the database accessed before the sale of firearms by licensed gun dealers to ineligible individuals.    » read more »

Two individuals judged mentally incompetent have active permits

April 27, 2007 -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann said today that Ohioans applying for concealed carry permits since 2004 have not been screened to determine if they have been found mentally incompetent by a judge or a mental institution even though such screens are required by state law. Mr.    » read more »

April 16, 2007 -- “My heart nearly stopped when I heard that more than 30 people had been killed at Virginia Tech today.

In an instant, the hopes and dreams of students were destroyed by a cowardly and terrible act of insane violence. My deepest condolences go to all those touched by this violence.

This mass shooting will be seared into our memories, alongside Columbine, 101 California, the University of Texas Clock Tower, and the shooting at a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, California.    » read more »