H.R. 2640 will strengthen the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) by creating incentives for states to submit legal records about individuals who are not eligible to purchase guns. This bill also permits Federal law enforcement grants to be cut for states that do not submit such records to the electronic database and requires greater information- sharing among Federal agencies. This legislation will make it easier for law enforcement authorities to coordinate and work together to make sure guns do not end up in the hands of criminals. the mentally ill. and noncitizens. This bill will also create a more uniform system of background checks to help prevent the type of tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech. where a documented mentally disturbed young man was able to buy guns and create devastation and destruction on a college campus. Mr.
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