Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

A Year After New Law Enacted, Progress on Brady Background Checks, but Still a Long Way to Go

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, January 24th, 2009

In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy in April 2007, nearly all elected officials, as well as the public, agreed about one important policy change: the Federal Brady background check system needed strengthening to make it harder for dangerous people like the Virginia Tech killer to purchase dangerous weapons.

The problem was, and is, simple and startling: the total number of disqualifying mental illness records in the system is estimated to be less than 20 percent of the estimated 2.6 million such records that ought to be in the system, according to analysis by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). In addition, as of early last year it was estimated...

Want to see the full article?

Purchase this article for only $3.00

We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.

Welcome to NewsRx!

Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Mental Health Law Weekly

Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2009-01-24)

NewsRx is Social

Top Medical Newsletters

Awards

Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry