US law requiring mental health info included in gun purchase background check overturned

An regulation regarding the sale of firearms in the US has been overturned by the US House of Representatives.

US law requiring mental health info included in gun purchase background check overturned

An regulation regarding the sale of firearms in the US has been overturned by the US House of Representatives.

The restriction, brought in under the Obama administration, prevented mentally ill individuals from obtaining firearms.

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