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Lott Says Republicans Share Some of Clinton’s Concerns
By Susan Jones CNS Morning Editor 28 January, 2000 (CNSNews.com) – Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) Friday answered the question about how accommodating Republicans will be when it comes to the proposals that President Clinton made in his State of the Union address. “There are some areas there that we’re going to work together [...]
Colorado–Owens: Gun control to pass
By Fred Brown Denver Post Capitol Bureau Chief Jan. 27 – Gov. Bill Owens believes most of his gun-control bills will pass this year, and he’d really like to see more flexibility in the state personnel system, he told the state’s largest business lobbying group on Wednesday. The Republican governor, speaking at the Colorado Association [...]
Mayors Call for Tougher Gun Laws
By ANJETTA McQUEEN AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Calling on Congress to pass more stringent gun laws, the nation’s mayors displayed on Thursday a “wall of death,” filled with the names of nearly 3,100 Americans fatally shot since the killings at Columbine High School. “Our hope is the tragic message of this wall will [...]
Utah Lawmakers target guns
Beattie hopes to get weapons out of schools By Lucinda Dillon and Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret News staff writers Senate President Lane Beattie says he will do this legislative session what he has intended for three years ? address the controversial, but politically popular, idea of getting guns out of schools and churches. In an [...]
Nearly half those arrested in crackdown had cases dismissed
Statewire MILWAUKEE (AP) — Four of the 10 cases filed after a police roundup of people who bought guns for felons and those who received the firearms have been dismissed, a newspaper reported today. Only one person arrested in that May roundup has served jail time for the offense, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The [...]
Bill that would protect gun industry advances
Assembly panel narrowly backs measure providing immunity from lawsuits By Dennis Chaptman of the Journal Sentinel staff Last Updated: Jan. 27, 2000 On the Web History of Assembly Bill 246 Text of Assembly Bill 246 (Requires Acrobat Reader) Madison – Firearms manufacturers and dealers would get sweeping immunity from lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible [...]
Gun Charges Filed Against Sheriff’s Celebrity Reservist
LOS ANGELES–The city attorney’s office filed two misdemeanor counts against former Sheriff’s Department celebrity reserve Scott Zacky on Thursday in a case stemming from an incident in which Zacky allegedly pointed a gun at a couple outside his Bel-Air home. Zacky, a member of the family that runs the Zacky Farms chicken firm, was charged [...]
Where they stand-Crime and Guns
Where they stand: Crime and guns Differences abound on bearing arms Thursday, January 27, 2000 By Ann McFeatters, Post-Gazette National Bureau America has seen a steady drop in the crime rate in recent years as the economy has improved and employment has risen. But violence at schools, workplaces and even a day-care center has made [...]
Target Shooter Caught in Crossfire.
Target shooter caught in crossfire Perata law disqualifies Olympic hopeful January 27, 2000 By Steve Geissinger SACRAMENTO BUREAU SACRAMENTO — The state assault-weapons ban that won Oakland’s Sen. Don Perata wide-ranging praise for saving lives has misfired in the case of a 17-year-old girl, dashing her dreams of competitive target shooting in the Olympics. The [...]
