Posted October 16, 2015 8:25 am by Comments

By Patriot Outdoor News

Would any of these actions have prevented the heinous attack on Virginia Tech in 2007 or the equally evil and criminal attack on a Virginia reporter and cameraman on August 26?

On October 15, Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) signed executive order number 50 banning the open carry of firearms in state buildings used by the Virginia executive branch and calling for enforcement to ensure that the only people “in the business” of selling guns in Virginia are those with a Federal Firearm License (FFL).

McAuliffe cited the the April 16, 2007, attack on Virginia Tech and the August 26 on-air attack on a reporter and cameraman as the impetus behind the executive order. The gunmen in both cases–Seung-Hui Cho (2007) and Vester Lee Flanagan (2015)–passed background checks for the guns they used in the commission of their crimes.

According to WAVY, in addition to banning open carry in state buildings, McAuliffe’s executive order also establishes a Joint Task Force to Prosecute Gun Crimes to ensure “that only licensed firearms dealers engage in the business of selling firearms” and “that persons prohibited from owning firearms are prevented from obtaining them.”

The executive order also addresses “the power to prevent gun purchases” for domestic abusers, …Read the Rest

Source:: Patriot Outdoor News

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