Washington – First Major Federal Gun Control Law Passed House.

Washington – The House on Wednesday passed what could become the first major federal gun control law in more than a decade, spurred by the Virginia Tech campus killings and buttressed by National Rifle Association help.

The bill, which was passed on a voice vote, would improve state reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to stop gun purchases by people, including criminals and those adjudicated as mentally defective, who are prohibited from possessing firearms. [ap]