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Quote : | " Attorney general says mentally ill should not get guns
Posted: Today at 12:04 a.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper says patients who are ruled mentally ill by the courts should not be able to obtain guns.
A Senate committee is to consider a bill Thursday to keep guns away from those who have been involuntarily committed.
Cumberland Sen. Tony Rand offered the bill to require court clerks to enter mental health commitments into a national database, which would provide the information for gun permit background checks.
Cooper says the information could help prevent tragedies like the shooting at Virginia Tech from happening in North Carolina.
The News & Observer of Raleigh said Cooper's office issued a statement saying the bill would bring North Carolina in line with a federal provision that prohibits those who were committed from buying or carrying guns." |
6/10/2008 11:30:02 AM |
Rat Suspended 5724 Posts user info edit post |
that is until they define 'mentally ill' to include you. 6/10/2008 11:32:59 AM |
Spontaneous All American 27372 Posts user info edit post |
NC State athletics losing 6/10/2008 11:33:03 AM |
AlexRebbel All American 15028 Posts user info edit post |
a cop not writing the fine on your speeding ticket. 6/10/2008 11:35:04 AM |