New Ill. gun law came too late, may not have stopped gunman

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

CHICAGO -- Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what were already some of the nation's toughest weapons laws.

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