Sunday, December 2, 2007

Mukasey tells Utah Gathering That Instant Gun Background Check System Working

He did not talk about "waterboarding" or wiretapping.

Instead, Michael Mukasey focused on cooperation between state and federal prosecutors during his first public remarks since becoming U.S. Attorney General.

Mukasey announced that the number of people barred from purchasing guns because of mental health problems has doubled since the Virginia Tech shootings earlier this year. It was because of a joint federal-state database initiative that allows authorities to share information.

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