Aug 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
U. S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger told Congress that the Judicial Conference of the United States believes judges need changes in gun laws to protect themselves, particularly when traveling interstate, reports Frank J. Murray in THE WASHINGTON TIMES....
Aug 1, 1999 | Citizens Action Project
As the Nation’s Capitol buzzes with rumors of House and Senate conferees being appointed to consider finalization of a Juvenile Justice Bill, we must keep our views on the opinion radar screens of our Representatives and Senators. Legislative proposals to close...
Jul 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
Dennis Henigan of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, a sister organization of Handgun Control, Inc., “believes that it is imperative to steer the argument about guns away from the problematic area of criminal use, with its inconvenient focus on criminals,...
Jul 1, 1999 | Citizens Action Project
Due to the Columbine High School incident and the influx of anti-gun legislation introduced around the country, the gun issue has become a hot topic in the mass media. Talk radio, especially, has focused on the issue, and often in an arguably biased manner. There are...