ALJAZEERA: The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to tighten gun ownership laws, almost two months after a student at a US university campus killed 32 people.
The House passed the bill on Wednesday, as a government report on the Virginia Tech shootings called for greater sharing of students' information rather than tighter gun controls.
The bill, which encourages states to supply "timely and accurate information" on people barred from acquiring guns to a central database, received the support of the National Rifle Association (NRA), America's gun lobby. US moves to tighten gun laws (more)
Mark Alexander
