[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]