More people banned from buying guns after tragedy at Virginia Te

More people banned from buying guns after tragedy at Virginia Tech

 

Mukasey in comments prepared for delivery to the National Association of Attorneys General said;" Instant background checks are essential to keeping guns out of the wrong hands"

Justice Department said Thursday mentioned mental health problems has more than doubled after massacre at Virginia tech, when a gunman shot a men and woman in university campus before making his way to a classroom building, silently and coolly then, he killed 30 more people and injured 15 others.

Mukasey believed while privacy of citizens should be protect by government, background checks are necessary because of people's mental health.

People with criminal histories include illegal immigrants and domestic violence offenders whom are barred from buying guns.

As National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said the gun-rights group has no problem with the database.

Mukasey emphasized that instant background check system can be effective with accurate and complete enforcement. He said," Currently, 28 states submit names to the mental health database, and the federal government cannot force the other 22 to follow suit."

It seems it is essential to restrict people liberty to keep them secure and safe. Then is it true to individual rights is more important than social control as individual rights advocates believe?

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071130/mukasey_gun_checks.html?.v=1 (2007/nov/27)

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/newscenter/newscenter.aspx  (2007/nov/27)