http://theadvocate.com/home/7933539-125/new-laws-take-effect-atNew Louisiana laws designed to stop criminals and those with mental health problems from being able to buy guns go into effect with the start of the new year on Wednesday. They are among many new laws being added in 2014.
Gov. Bobby Jindal pushed for the gun restrictions in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut in which 20 children and six adults died. The alleged shooter, Adam Lanza, who also killed his mother and himself, was believed to have mental health issues.
The new laws implement a statewide system of reporting designed to capture the names of individuals with criminal convictions as well as those judicially determined to be mentally ill. The data are collected and reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System .
Retailers will have to check the names in the NICS database against a purchaser’s before selling a gun.
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