FIREARMS see also Weapons

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Killing with AK-47 assault rifle in Louisville: Louisville (KY) Courier Journal, 20645 [18SE]

Amendments

Airports: improving security (H.R. 1659), 20442 [14SE], 20775 [19SE]

Analyses

Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act (S. 1225), 13078-13086 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

Accidents With Firearms Are Declining, 29612 [16NO]

Armed Citizen, 8997 [11MY]

Assault Guns as Crime Weapons, 12576 [20JN]

Assault Guns Muscling In on Front Lines of Crime, 12576 [20JN]

Atlanta Firm Churns Out the MAC-11—A Soldier of Fortune Leaves Local Legacy, 12576 [20JN]

Ban High-Powered Assault Weapons, 3336 [2MR]

Cry From the Killing Fields—No More Assault Weapons!, 20646 [18SE]

Every Gun Is an Assault Weapon, 6070 [11AP]

Freedom, Firearms, and the Chinese Experience, 23881 [6OC]

From the Police Blotter—Eight Stories That End in Death, 6825-6827 [17AP]

Gun Lobby Is Running Out of Ammo, 3171 [1MR], 7044 [18AP]

High-Spirited Gun—Mean Looks, Low Price Tag Add to Appeal of TEC-9, 12576 [20JN]

Hinckley—Gun-Buy Delay Might Have Stopped Me, 20098 [12SE]

Men Shaken After Intruder Fatally Shot—``Either He Was Going To Be Dead or I Was'', 8799 [10MY]

N.R.A. in a Hunter' Sights, 7043 [18AP]

Next Step on Assault Rifles, 15779 [21JY]

Rude Awakening, 626 [25JA]

Solid Gun Compromise—Legislation Would Limit Access of Assault Guns to Lawful Citizens, 8716 [9MY]

Those Gunning for ``Assault Rifles'' May Injure Citizens' Basic Rights, 8585 [9MY]

Under the Gun, Under the Knife, 1157 [27JA]

Victim—``I Ain't Dead'', 9456 [17MY]

What Is an Assault Weapon?, 6876 [18AP]

When Rights Collide, 25502 [23OC]

You Ain't Seen Nothing; Wait Until I Start Shooting People, 12576 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Antidrug, Assault Weapons Limitation Act: enact (see S. 747)

Assault Weapon Control Act: enact (see S. 386)

Assault Weapon Import Control Act: enact (see S. 733)

Civil liberties: right to keep and bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 27)

Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act: enact (see S. 1225)

Courts: increase penalties for possession of firearms by certain individuals (see H.R. 2631)

———increase penalties for use of certain firearms during violent or drug-related crimes (see H.R. 3322)

———mandatory minimum sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm (see H.R. 2529)

———modify the mandatory penalty for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 3059)

———penalties for use of semiautomatic firearm or short-barrelled shotgun during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (see H.R. 1654)

Crime and criminals: amend provisions of law relative to firearms (see H.R. 1361)

———amend provisions relative to semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1190)

———prohibit possession of certain semiautomatic shotguns and rifles (see H.R. 825)

———prohibit possession or discharge of a firearm in a public school zone (see H.R. 3757)

———prohibit possession of guns (see H.R. 1389)

———transfer or possession of firearms by convicted drug criminal (see H.R. 2359)

Dealers: compliance with State and local laws before receiving a Federal licensel (see H.R. 2805)

———statement from law enforcement agency relative to obtaining license (see H.R. 1612)

Foreign trade: prohibit certain exports of fully automatic or semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 1154, 3812)

Handgun Violence Prevention Act: enact (see S. 1236)

Handguns: mandatory background check and waiting period before the transfer by a dealer (see H.R. 467, 1660)

———mandatory registration (see H.R. 128)

———prohibit certain (see H.R. 993)

———prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 and .32 caliber ammunition (see S. 229; H.R. 1651)

———prohibit transactions affecting interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2491)

Limitations on control (see S. 45)

Mandatory Prison Sentence for Armed Drug Traffickers and Violent Criminals Act: enact (see S. 1702)

Taxation: excise tax on handguns to be used for a victims of crime trust fund (see H.R. 1402)

Broadcasts

Loophole to Violence, 13208 [22JN]

Letters

Adding a significant risk factor to the past-time of wilding, 9305 [16MY]

Assault weapons, Jason P. Minetti, 1702 [6FE]

———Kentucky constitutents, 24536 [12OC]

Federal-State relations: William D. Schaefer, Governor of Maryland, 2155-2158 [9FE]

Food for gun thoughts, 2571 [22FE]

Gun control: Dennis A. Roof, 27177 [3NO]

———Edgar F. Arnold, Jr., 23640 [5OC]

———Jerry Ballard, 27175 [3NO]

———R. Andrew Batts, 10466 [31MY]

———Robert D. Valenzi, 6630 [13AP]

Import ban on assault weapons: James G. Adams, Jr., 14238 [11JY]

NRA is irresponsible, 1368 [31JA]

Semiautomatic weapons: American Jewish Committee, 6811 [17AP]

———New York Academy of Medicine, 29268 [15NO]

What if the jogger had carried a gun?, 9305 [16MY]

Lists

Church leaders having signed the statement on assault weapons, 20216 [12SE]

Memorials of legislature

California, 15622 [20JY]

Press releases

San Leandro bans sales of assault weapons, 13203 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Assault weapons: ban domestically manufactured, 20722 [19SE]

———ban sale, 342 [24JA], 1702 [6FE], 21520 [26SE]

———import ban, 4062 [14MR], 4152, 4156 [15MR], 6070 [11AP], 6235 [12AP], 6629 [13AP], 6876 [18AP], 7726 [2MY], 14229 [11JY], 21766 [27SE], 24547 [13OC]

———import ban (H.R. 1154), 3041 [28FE]

Bush, President: anticrime package, 14007 [29JN]

Colt Industries: suspension of sale of semiautomatic rifle, 5325 [23MR]

Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act: enact (S. 1225), 19687 [7SE]

Crime and criminals: increase penalties for the use of certain firearms during violent or drug-related crimes (H.R. 3322), 21189 [21SE]

———increase penalty, 12734 [21JN]

———mandatory minimum sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm (H.R. 2529), 11837 [14JN]

———penalties for use of semiautomatic firearm or short-barreled shotgun during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (H.R. 1654), 5320 [23MR], 10069 [23MY]

———prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a public school zone (H.R. 3757), 30665 [20NO]

———semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 1190), 3089 [1MR], 3195 [1MR], 6811 [17AP], 7043 [18AP], 10453, 10466 [31MY], 20641 [18SE], 20722 [19SE], 23639, 23645 [5OC], 24536 [12OC]

———transfer or possession of firearms by convicted drug criminal (H.R. 2359), 9426 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: option B-2 relative to purchaser's identification, 14008 [29JN]

Drug abuse: relations with firearms, 19512 [6SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of assault weapons and certain accessories (H.R. 1154), 3041 [28FE]

Hand Gun Registration Act: enact (H.R. 128), 2768 [23FE]

Handguns: ban on saturday night specials, 6070 [11AP]

———control legislation, 1156 [27JA], 30718 [21NO]

———prohibit certain (H.R. 993), 2192 [9FE]

———waiting period before purchasing (H.R. 467), 5015 [21MR], 20641 [18SE]

International Shooting and Hunting Alliance: tribute, 4060 [14MR]

Louisville, KY: killing of employees of Standard Gravure Corp., 20641, 20645 [18SE], 20722 [19SE], 21520 [26SE]

National Coalition To Ban Handguns: anniversary, 10172 [24MY]

Purchase: restrictions, 6825 [17AP]

———waiting period, 20098 [12SE], 21520 [26SE]

Purdy, Patrick: criminal record, 2228 [21FE]

San Leandro, CA: ban on sales of assault weapons, 13203 [22JN]

Semiautomatic firearms: import ban, 8716 [9MY], 9324 [16MY]

———prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 caliber and .32 caliber ammunition (H.R. 1651), 5320 [23MR]

Stockton, CA: murder of school students, 245 [19JA]

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: suspension of importation of certain rifles, 16822 [28JY]

Remarks in Senate

Antidrug, Assault Weapons Limitation Act: enact (S. 747), 6019 [11AP], 8589 [9MY]

Assault guns: ban, 20499 [14SE]

Assault Weapon Control Act: enact (S. 386), 1974 [8FE], 5442 [4AP]

Assault Weapon Import Control Act: enact (S. 733), 5827 [7AP]

Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act: enact (S. 1225), 13069-13090 [22JN]

Crime and criminals: citizen defense, 8798 [10MY]

Handgun Violence Prevention Act: enact (S. 1236), 13118 [22JN]

Mandatory Prison Sentence for Armed Drug Traffickers and Violent Criminals Act: enact (S. 1702), 22567 [29SE], 29433 [16NO], 29843 [17NO]

Semiautomatic: ban imports, 4768 [17MR]

———limitations on control (S. 45), 621 [25JA]

———prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 and .32 caliber ammunition (S. 229), 950 [25JA], 2990 [28FE]

———right of self-defense, 9305 [16MY]

Reports

Importability of Certain Semiautomatic Rifles, 16822 [28JY]

Reports filed

Mandatory Prison Sentence for Armed Drug Traffickers and Violent Criminals Act: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 1702), 29400 [16NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Assault weapons: Chiefs of Police Association of Vermont, 26886 [1NO]

Semiautomatic weapons: Chiefs of Police Association of Vermont, 29268 [15NO]

———Izaak Walton League of America, 30579 [20NO]

Response

National Rifle Association opposition to Antidrug, Assault Weapons Limitation Act, 8589 [9MY]

Statements

Assault Weapons: several church leaders, 20216 [12SE]

Gun Control Legislation: Senator Hatch, 4768 [17MR]

Gun ownership: David B. Kopel, 9143 [15MY]

Semiautomatic Assault Weapons: Citizens Committee of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 3021 [28FE]

Studies

Armed Criminal Enforcement Study, 18773 [4AU]

History—Second Amendment Right to ``Keep and Bear Arms'': Subcommittee on the Constitution, 621-626 [25JA]

Tables

Leading causes of death in U.S., 29612 [16NO]

Testimonies

Semiautomatic Assault Weapons: Bill Press, 3020 [28FE]

———Daryl F. Gates, 3017 [28FE]

———Edward D. Conroy, 3016 [28FE]

———Firearms Coalition Concerning Assault Rifles, 3025 [28FE]

———James J. Barker, 3025 [28FE]

———John F. Hanlon, Jr., 3019 [28FE]

———Lori Mackey, 3018 [28FE]

———National Association of Police Organizations, 3018 [28FE]

———National Rifle Association, 3022 [28FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1651, prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 caliber and .32 caliber ammunition, 5320 [23MR]

H.R. 3757, prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a public school zone, 30665 [20NO]

S. 45, limitations on control of firearms, 621 [25JA]

S. 229, prohibit manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 and .32 caliber ammunition, 950 [25JA]

S. 386, Assault Weapon Control Act, 1975 [8FE]

S. 733, Assault Weapon Import Control Act, 5827 [7AP]

S. 747, Antidrug, Assault Weapons Limitation Act, 6020 [11AP]

S. 1225, Comprehensive Violent Crime Control Act, 13070-13078 [22JN]

S. 1236, Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 13118 [22JN]

S. 1702, Mandatory Prison Sentence for Armed Drug Traffickers and Violent Criminals Act, 22568 [29SE], 29843 [17NO]