"… al background check system.This issue came into sharp focus after the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, when it was revealed that the shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, had essent …"

"… records in summer 2010, up from 402,047 in January 2008, it said.Since the Virginia Tech shootings, the release said, a dozen states have passed legislation to imp …"

"… ited should have been closed by now. Four years ago, after the massacre at Virginia Tech exposed gaps in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NIC …"

"… r again. The mental health loophole The horrific April 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech focused new attention on the NICS’ lack of access to many relevant menta …"

"… tes for that and then somebody that gets their rights restored has another Virginia Tech type incident? It’s a hard sell.” Even the most ardent supporters of …"

"… t included in the checks, leading to catastrophes like those in Tucson and Virginia Tech. …"

"… , has its critics. Irene Leech, associate professor of consumer studies at Virginia Tech, said the practice leads some to believe that universities have negotiated …"

"… should have been barred from buying the guns he used to kill 32 people at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. But five years after the shootings, a federal law desig …"