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Attorney General Roy Cooper's task force on campus safety presented its findings today after months of work following the Virginia Tech massacre."No one wants to think about something so horrible ever happening here in North Carolina, but it’s our job to be ready in case the unthinkable occurs,” Cooper said a prepared statement.The recommendations include a request to the General Assembly to pass a law that would bar gun sales to people who've been involuntarily committed to mental institutions. Campuses will also be asked to establish threat assessment teams to recognize students who are dangerously mentally ill.UNC President Erskine Bowles endorsed the report, saying he was grateful to Cooper for focusing attention on ways to keep campuses "safe places to learn and work, even as we maintain our historic commitment to access and openness."The recommendations are similar to those made by a UNC task force last year. Both panels were established after 32 victims were killed in a mass shooting at Virginia Tech last April.
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