Dingell, NRA Working on Bill to Strengthen Background Checks

With the Virginia Tech shootings resurrecting calls for tighter gun controls, the National Rifle Association has begun negotiations with senior Democrats over legislation to bolster the national background-check system and potentially block gun purchases by the mentally ill.
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Jonathan Weisman

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