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Legislators Plan to Ignore Virginia Tech Families' Calls for Gun Control
6 January 2008
United Press International
RICHMOND, Virginia — Pro-gun state lawmakers in Virginia say they may ignore families of Virginia Tech shooting victims if they seek stricter gun control laws.
Several state legislators have said any attempt to call for heightened firearm restrictions in Virginia will fall on deaf ears when linked to the campus shootings, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday.
State Sen. Kenneth Stolle said if the campus shooting victims' family members attempt to target the... (GunPolicy.org)