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Professor Vars Comments on Proposal to Help Prevent Suicide in Virginia

February 20, 2020

Professor Fred Vars is quoted extensively in The Roanoke Times about his proposal for a do-not-sell list for firearms. A proposed bill would allow Virginia residents to voluntarily suspend their ability to purchase a gun.

For more, read Bill Advances to Create a ‘Do Not Sell’ list to Prevent Gun Suicides.”


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