Virginia imposes few restrictions on the purchase of handguns and no requirement for any kind of licensing or training. The state does limit handgun purchases to one per month to discourage bulk buying and resale, state officials said.
Once a person had passed the required background check, state law requires that law enforcement officers issue a concealed carry permit to anyone who applies. However, no regulations and no background checks are required for purchase of weapons at a Virginia gun show.
“Virginia’s gun laws are some of the weakest state laws in the country,” said Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. “And where there have been attempts to make some changes, a backdoor always opens to get around the changes, like the easy access at gun shows.”
I call BS. Apparently there is video that these guns were bought at a standard gun shop — by someone else. The NY Slimes can stick THAT in their pipes and smoke it.
A professor who was an Israeli citizen is among the dead:
Israeli killed in Virginia massacre identified as Prof. Liviu Librescu
Published: 04.17.07, 07:09 / Israel News
An Israeli citizen, Prof. Liviu Librescu, is among those killed in the shooting attack at Virginian Tech Monday, Ynet has learned.
Librescu has been living in the United States for several years. His family was notified of his death. (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington
Mr. Horwitz is a lawyer with a background in torts and civil rights