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The law strengthening the NICS was signed by President George W. Bush on January 5, 2008.
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act was not signed on January 5, 2008. Official federal records show President George W. Bush signed H.R. 2640 on January 8, 2008.
Full reasoning
This sentence gives the wrong signing date for the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 2640). The George W. Bush White House archive states: "On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 2640". Congress.gov also lists the bill's status as "Signed by President" and "Became Public Law No: 110-180" on January 8, 2008. So the date in the article is off by three days.
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- President Bush Signs H.R. 660, H.R. 3690, S. 863, and H.R. 2640 (Text Only)
On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 2640, the "NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007"...
- All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2640 - NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
01/08/2008 | Signed by President. 01/08/2008 | Became Public Law No: 110-180.
The first call to 9-1-1 was received at 9:42 a.m.
The first 911 call came in at 9:41 a.m., not 9:42. The 9:42 time is when the first call reached Virginia Tech Police after being transferred.
Full reasoning
Official Virginia Tech review materials distinguish between the first 9-1-1 call and the time the call reached Virginia Tech Police. The Virginia Tech Review Panel report says the Blacksburg Police Department received the call at 9:41 a.m., and that "At 9:42 a.m., the first call reached the Virginia Tech police". A Virginia Tech report on the shootings likewise lists 9:41 a.m. for the first call to 9-1-1 and 9:42 a.m. for the first call reaching VTPD. So the article's wording incorrectly assigns the later transfer time to the first 9-1-1 call itself.
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- Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel
The call-taker at the BPD received the call at 9:41 a.m. ... At 9:42 a.m., the first call reached the Virginia Tech police that there was shooting in Norris Hall.
- Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech
9:41 a.m. A BPD dispatcher receives a call regarding the shooting in Norris Hall... 9:42 a.m. The first 9-1-1 call reporting shots fired reaches the VTPD.
President Bush signed the measure on January 5, 2008.
This repeats the same date error later in the article. H.R. 2640 was signed on January 8, 2008, not January 5.
Full reasoning
The bill discussed here is H.R. 2640, the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. Official federal sources show it was signed on January 8, 2008. The archived White House announcement says "On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 2640". Congress.gov likewise records "01/08/2008 | Signed by President". That makes the article's January 5 date incorrect.
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- President Bush Signs H.R. 660, H.R. 3690, S. 863, and H.R. 2640 (Text Only)
On Tuesday, January 8, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 2640, the "NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007"...
- All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2640 - NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
01/08/2008 | Signed by President. 01/08/2008 | Became Public Law No: 110-180.
The sale of firearms by licensed dealers in Virginia is restricted to residents who successfully pass a background check
This is too broad. Licensed dealers may sell rifles and shotguns to out-of-state residents if the sale complies with federal and state law; only some firearm sales are limited to in-state residents.
Full reasoning
The sentence says firearm sales by licensed dealers in Virginia are restricted to residents, but that is not generally true for all firearms. Federal ATF regulations expressly allow a licensed dealer to sell or deliver a rifle or shotgun to a nonlicensed resident of another state if the transaction complies with the laws of both states. Virginia State Police likewise state that "Rifles and shotguns may be purchased from licensed firearms dealers by persons who are residents of other states". So the article overstates the residency restriction by treating it as applying to all firearms sold by licensed dealers, when it does not.
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- 27 CFR § 478.96 | eRegulations
A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer may sell or deliver a rifle or shotgun ... to a nonlicensed resident of a State other than the State in which the licensee's place of business is located if ... the sale, delivery, and receipt of the rifle or shotgun fully comply with the legal conditions of sale in both such States.
- Virginia Firearms Transaction Program – Virginia State Police
Nonresidents – Identification and Residency Requirements: Rifles and shotguns may be purchased from licensed firearms dealers by persons who are residents of other states ...