The governor has closed a loophole in state law that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to pass a weapons background check despite having mental health issues.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed an executive order Monday requiring that anyone ordered by a court to get mental health treatment be added to a state police database of people barred from buying guns.
The order, the first change in state policy resulting from the shootings, eliminates the distinction between inpatient and outpatient mental health care as long as it is ordered by a court.
At least one good thing has come from this tragedy. Hopefully more restrictive gun laws will be put in place nationwide to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. Read the rest of the article in The Sun Herald.
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