    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    FIREARMS related term(s) Weapons
      Addresses
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act:  A. Marc Metayer, Vermont
            State Police, S6501 [17JN]
        Reconnecting With Our Children and Keeping Them Safe:  Richard
            Riley, Sec. of Education, E1109 [11JN]
        Waiting Period Before the Purchase of a Handgun:  Gerry Flynn, E1636
            [7AU]
      Amendments
        Courts:  mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
            guns (S. 191), S12631 [15OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
            S1804 [11MR]
        ------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
            S12565 [14OC], S12598 [14OC]
      Analyses
        Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns (S.
            191), S12671-S12673 [16OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Boy, 11, Dies in Gun Mishap, S8628 [21JY]
        Boy Paralyzed in Gun Accident--Cousin, 9, Mistakenly Thought He
            Removed Bullets, S8628 [21JY]
        Child Shot While Playing With Gun, S8628 [21JY]
        9-Year-Old Oasis Boy Accidently Shot, S8628 [21JY]
        Others Fed Gunman's Fantasies, E1639 [7AU]
        Richmond Gun Project Praised, H5388 [25JN]
        17-Month-Old Shot Accidentally by Boy, 3, S8627 [21JY]
        Students Say Lamar Academy Gives Them Good Shot at a Job, E1233
            [25JN]
        3-Year-Old Finds Gun, Kills Sister--Parents Could Face Charges,
            S8628 [21JY]
        When the Fabric Is Rent, S12159 [9OC]
      Bills and resolutions
        Ammunition:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity
            ammunition feeding devices, (see S. 1887), S2850 [31MR], (see
            H.R. 3609), H1854 [31MR], (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit Internet and mail-order sales without a license to
            deal in firearms and require licensed firearms dealers to record
            certain sales, (see H.R. 4114), H5064 [23JN]
        Children and youth:  encourage States to require a holding period
            for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see S.
            2169), S6295 [12JN], (see H.R. 4146), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ ensure child safety, (see S. 1917), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R.
            4444), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ protect from violence, (see S. 2185), S6488 [17JN], (see H.R.
            4073), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors,
            (see H.R. 4443), H7411 [6AU]
        Civil liberties:  restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R.
            4137), H5297 [24JN]
        Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
            Res. 287), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community
            policing and reduction of school crime, (see H. Res. 512), H6697
            [29JY]
        Crime:  establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement
            officer's weapon against the officer, (see H.R. 4776), H10352
            [9OC]
        ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures,
            (see S. 2484), S10423 [16SE]
        ------ require restraining order checks before sales of handguns,
            (see S. 1984), S3585 [24AP]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  regulate manufacture, distribution, and sale
            of weapons and ammunition, (see S. 2627), S12402 [12OC]
        Drugs:  sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
            while in possession of a firearm, (see H.R. 3155), H329 [4FE]
        Federal-state relations:  assist State and local governments in
            conducting community gun buy back programs, (see H.R. 4290),
            H6070 [21JY]
        Foreign trade:  ban importation of certain large capacity military
            magazine rifles, (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
            arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY]
        Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
            ranges on Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11279 [1OC],
            (see H. Con. Res. 332), H9345 [2OC]
        Handguns:  require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase, (see S. 2324),
            S8382 [16JY], (see H.R. 4233), H5593 [15JY]
        Information services:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal
            background checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S.
            2128), S5569 [2JN]
        ----- prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ regulate retention of information obtained through criminal
            background checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S.
            2175), S6405 [16JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1591), S226 [29JA], (see S. 1605), S378 [4FE]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, (see S. 2253), S7256
            [26JN], (see H.R. 4226), H5593 [15JY]
        Muzzle loading firearms:  treatment as antique firearms, (see H.R.
            3140), H240 [3FE]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend, (see H.R. 3565,
            S. 1985), S3585 [24AP], H1642 [26MR]
        Safety:  provide grants to improve safety and study the effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3488
            [19MY]
        ------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
            (see H.R. 4441), H7411 [6AU]
        Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
            4224), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ establish school violence prevention hotlines, (see H.R.
            4515, S. 2553), S11582 [6OC], H7414 [6AU]
        Weapons:  regulation of transfer at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833, S.
            2527), S11122 [29SE], H3104 [12MY], (see H.R. 4442), H7411 [6AU]
      Descriptions
        Children's Gun Violence Prevention Act (S. 2185), S6496 [17JN]
      Letters
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act:  Arthur J. Reddy, International
            Union of Police Associations, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police
            Officers, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Robert Scully, National Association of Police Organizations,
            Inc., S1806 [11MR]
        ------ several State attorneys general, S1807 [11MR]
        Require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices:
            Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers,
            S8623 [21JY]
        ------ Sarah Brady, Handgun Control, Inc., S8624 [21JY]
      Messages
        Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and
            Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other
            Related Materials:  President Clinton, S5998 [9JN]
      Motions
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
            H3068 [12MY]
      Prayers
        Fire Fighters Prayer, E568 [2AP]
      Remarks in House
        Assault weapons:  import ban, H2934 [7MY]
        BATF:  funding, H5658-H5660 [16JY]
        Children and youth:  encourage States to require a holding period
            for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, H7265 [5AU]
        ------ ensure child safety, H5960 [21JY], H5968 [21JY], H7286 [5AU]
        Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence (H. Con. Res.
            287), E1054 [5JN]
        Colorado Gunsmithing Academy:  tribute, E1233 [25JN]
        Courts:  mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
            guns (H.R. 424), H530-H536 [24FE], E224 [25FE], E228 [25FE]
        ------ mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns
            (S. 191), H10329-H10331 [9OC]
        Crime:  national policy to control crime and reform court
            procedures, H226 [3FE], H686 [2MR]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, E1108
            [11JN]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
            3), H7739-H7745 [15SE]
        ------ tribute to Project Exile Program, H5388 [25JN]
        Drugs:  sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
            while in possession of a firearm (H.R. 3155), E94 [4FE]
        El Sauzal, Mexico:  murder of residents near U.S. border, E1750
            [17SE]
        Handguns:  improve safety (H.R. 1047), H1625 [26MR]
        Information services:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal
            background checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate
            retention of resulting information (H.R. 3949), H4640 [17JN]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, H11651 [20OC]
        Key chain guns:  prohibit manufacture or importation, H2822 [6MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, H6963 [3AU]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829), H853 [5MR], H3031 [12MY],
            H3046-H3054 [12MY], H3068 [12MY], E862 [14MY], E867 [14MY], E891
            [19MY], E893 [19MY]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), H3067 [12MY], H5044 [23JN]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), insert language of H.R.
            2829 in lieu, H3068 [12MY]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend (H.R. 3565),
            H2065 [21AP], H2066 [21AP]
        Safety:  require that handguns be equipped with child safety
            devices, H7147 [4AU]
        ------ requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety
            devices to prevent access by children, H3940 [22MY]
        Schools:  national day of prayer to recognize start of school year,
            H7417 [7AU]
        Springfield, OR:  shooting of students at Thurston High School,
            H3709 [21MY], H3939 [22MY], H3940 [22MY]
        Weapons:  gun control, H1170 [17MR], H1455 [25MR]
        ------ regulation of transfer at gun shows, H10825 [13OC]
        ------ waiting period before purchase, H4969 [23JN]
      Remarks in Senate
        Ammunition:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity
            ammunition feeding devices, S9105 [28JY]
        BATF:  expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
            prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
            transfer, and use of firearms, S8741-S8747 [22JY], S8769 [22JY],
            S8878 [23JY]
        Camden County, NJ:  funding to hire additional assistant U.S.
            attorneys and investigators, S8866 [23JY]
        Children and youth:  encourage States to require a holding period
            for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S8757
            [22JY], S8758 [22JY]
        ----- encourage States to require a holding period for students
            expelled for bringing a gun to school (S. 2169), S6295 [12JN],
            S6342 [15JN], S7342 [6JY]
        ------ ensure child safety (S. 1917), S3131 [2AP]
        ------ protect from violence (S. 2185), S6492 [17JN]
        Courts:  exempt gun manufacturers from punitive damages protection
            in product liability cases, S7708 [9JY]
        ------ mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns
            (S. 191), S12631 [15OC]
        Crime:  national policy to control crime and reform court procedures
            (S. 2484), S10431-S10436 [16SE], S10609 [18SE], S12856 [21OC]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, S2582
            [25MR], S7534 [7JY], S8694-S8703 [22JY], S12025 [8OC], S12158
            [9OC]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S.
            10), S239 [29JA], S3010 [1AP], S6876 [23JN]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S.
            10), S11003 [25SE], S11004 [25SE], S12644 [15OC]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S.
            10), unanimous-consent agreement, S10113 [9SE] national policy
            to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), unanimous-
            consent request, S9927-S9929 [3SE]
        ------ require restraining order checks before sales of handguns (S.
            1984), S3587 [24AP]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate (S.
            Res. 264), S9600 [31JY]
        Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:
            designate (S. Res. 264), S12400 [12OC]
        ------ designate (S. Res. 264), unanimous-consent request, S11562
            [6OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  regulate manufacture, distribution, and sale
            of weapons and ammunition (S. 2627), S12403 [12OC]
        FBI:  prohibit retention of private information on law-abiding
            citizens resulting from firearms background checks, S6632 [18JN]
        Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
            ranges on Federal land (S. Con. Res. 123), S11287 [1OC], S12395
            [12OC]
        Handguns:  improve safety (S. 428), S2713 [27MR]
        ------ reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of
            handguns (S. 466), S11365 [2OC], S11500 [5OC], S11637 [6OC],
            S11803 [7OC]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase (S. 2324), S8386
            [16JY], S8387 [16JY]
        Immigration:  prohibit those admitted to the U.S. under a
            nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm, S8640-S8642 [21JY]
        Information services:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal
            background checks before the transfer of a handgun (S. 2128),
            S5571 [2JN]
        ----- prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, S8625-S8627 [21JY], S8636-S8638 [21JY]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun, S12742 [21OC], S12829 [21OC]
        ------ regulate retention of information obtained through criminal
            background checks before the transfer of a handgun (S. 2175),
            S6412 [16JN]
        Interstate commerce:  clarify firearm permit and licensing
            procedures for armored car crew members (H.R. 624), S12265 [9OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1591),
            S232 [29JA]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), S380-S383 [4FE],
            S1803-S1807 [11MR], S1819 [12MR], S4927-S4931 [15MY], S6398
            [16JN], S6501 [17JN]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253), S7280 [26JN]
        ------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, S12852
            [21OC] establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
            S12598 [14OC]
        National Center for Injury Prevention Center:  study of gun-related
            injuries, S534 [10FE], S538 [10FE]
        NRA:  tribute to Refuse to be a Victim Program, S11694 [7OC]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend (H.R. 3565),
            S4930 [15MY], S4931 [15MY]
        ------ amend (S. 1985), S3588 [24AP], S12852 [21OC]
        Safety:  require that handgun dealers make storage safety devices
            available for purchase, S8632-S8635 [21JY]
        ------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
            S8617-S8625 [21JY], S8627-S8629 [21JY]
        ------ requirements for owners relative to storage or gun safety
            devices to prevent access by children, S8741-S8747 [22JY], S8769
            [22JY]
        Schools:  establish school violence prevention hotlines (S. 2553),
            S11544 [6OC]
        ------ limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary
            proceedings relative to possession of a firearm, S6920 [24JN]
            limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary
            proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 989), S853
            [23FE], S2614 [26MR]
        Springfield, OR:  observance of a moment of silence for shooting
            victims at Thurston High School, S5360 [22MY]
        ------ shooting of students at Thurston High School, S5359 [22MY],
            S5360 [22MY], S5423 [22MY], S5425 [22MY]
        Weapons:  exempt certain antique and muzzle loading weapons from
            regulation under the Gun Control Act, S9101 [28JY], S9235 [29JY]
        ------ extend ban on manufacture, sale, and possession of
            undetectable firearms, S9110 [28JY], S9113 [28JY]
        ------ regulation of transfer at gun shows (S. 2527), S11125 [29SE]
      Reports filed
        Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2253), S10919 [24SE]
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act:  Committee on the Judiciary
            (Senate) (S. 1605), S1069 [26FE]
        Care for Police Survivors Act:  Committee on the Judiciary (House)
            (H.R. 3565) (H. Rept. 105-486), H2119 [21AP]
        Exempt Law Enforcement Officers From State Laws Prohibiting Carrying
            of Concealed Handguns:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R.
            218) (H. Rept. 105-819), H10916 [14OC]
        Firearm Permit and Licensing Procedures Clarification for Armored
            Car Crew Members Relative to Interstate Commerce:  Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 624) (S.
            Rept. 105-297), S9782 [1SE]
      Statements
        Gun Control:  Abigail Nessen, E1657 [9SE]
        ------ Abigail Nesson, E1574 [7AU]
        School Violence:  Several Vermont High School Students, E1574 [7AU]
        Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act:  Senator Leahy, S11003
            [25SE]
        What Police, Prosecutors, Crime Victims, and Other Experts Are
            Saying About How To Fight Youth Violence:  Several Law
            Enforcement Organizations, S8698-S8700 [22JY]
      Summaries
        National Policy To Control Juvenile Crime and Violence Proposal,
            S12026 [8OC]
      Testimonies
        Forum on Handgun Violence and the Anti-Gun Trafficking Act:  Edward
            G. Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, S11366-S11368 [2OC]
        ------ James Brady, S11501 [5OC]
        ------ John Schuler, S11501 [5OC]
        ------ Kenisha Green, S11501 [5OC]
        ------ Quanita Favorite, S11501 [5OC]
        ------ R. Lewis Vass, Virginia State Police, S11637 [6OC]
        ------ Sarah Brady, Handgun Control, Inc., S11501 [5OC]
        ------ Thomas Bowers, Maryland State Police, S11803 [7OC]
      Texts of
        H.R. 424, mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
            guns, H530 [24FE]
        H.R. 2560, mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
            guns, H10329 [9OC]
        H.R. 2829, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H3046 [12MY]
        H.R. 3565, Care for Police Survivors Act, H2065 [21AP]
        S. 191, mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
            guns, S12631 [15OC]
        S. 1591, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S233 [29JA]
        S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, S380 [4FE], S1804 [11MR]
        S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S4927 [15MY], H3067
            [12MY]
        S. 1917, Child Firearm Access Prevention Act, S3132 [2AP]
        S. 1984, require restraining order checks before sales of handguns,
            S3587 [24AP]
        S. 2128, No Gun Tax Act, S5571 [2JN]
        S. 2169, encourage States to require a holding period for students
            expelled for bringing a gun to school, S6295 [12JN]
        S. 2175, Firearms Owner Privacy Act, S6413 [16JN]
        S. 2185, Children's Gun Violence Prevention Act, S6492-S6496 [17JN]
        S. 2253, Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act, S7281
            [26JN], S12599 [14OC]
        S. 2324, Brady Waiting Period Extension Act, S8387 [16JY]
        S. 2527, regulation of firearm transfers at gun shows, S11126 [29SE]
        S. 2627, Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act, S12403-S12405
            [12OC]
        S. Con. Res. 123, Forest Service policies on recreational shooting
            and archery ranges on Federal land, S11286 [1OC], S12396 [12OC]
        S. Res. 264, Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence,
            S9600 [31JY]
        S. Res. 264, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun
            Violence, S12401 [12OC]