no comment necessary dept.

From this morning's New York Times front page story by John M. Broder on the shootings at Virginia Tech.

"Virginia imposes few restrictions on the purchase of handguns and no requirements for any kind of licensing or training. The state does not limit handgun purchases to one per month to discourage bulk buying and resale, state officials said. Once a person had passed the required background check, state law requires that law enformcement officers issue a conceled carry permit to anyone who applies. However, no regulations and no background checks are required for purchase of weapons at a Virginia gun show.

'Virginia's gun laws are some of the weakest state laws in the country,' said Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. 'And where there have been attempts to make some changes, a backdoor always opens to get around the changes, like the easy access at gun shows.' He demanded a thorough investigation into the proveance of the weapons used in monday's rampage."