Congress says it wants answers

Most of the time, I disagree with this guy. But, he finally said something in his commentary that made perfect sense and I actually agree for once!

By Ken Schram
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Congress says it wants answers.

If that's true, Congress has one close at hand.In attempting to deal with the massacre at Virginia Tech, much has been made about the killer's mental state.

From all accounts, Cho Seung-Hui was severely disturbed. At one point, a local judge went so far as to issue a temporary detention order for Cho.

He was found to be "an imminent danger to self or others as a result of mental illness."Yet Cho was still able to go out and buy the two handguns he used to slaughter 32 people -- even though a federal law says that someone judged as mentally defective is not allowed to buy those guns.

The reason?

Since Cho had never actually been committed to a mental institution, the State of Virginia decided the federal law didn't apply.20 states don't submit any mental health records to the FBI, which maintains the database for background check on handgun purchases.Other states, like Virginia, pick and choose which mental health records are reported.

I'd like someone in Congress to try and explain why.

I'd like someone in Congress to sit up and take notice.

I'd like someone in Congress to close this one loophole; a loophole that might have been able to save the lives of 32 people.

That is, if Congress is really interested in answers.