Oct 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
Handgun Control, Inc. thinks its work can make gun control “one of the top three or four issues†on which people base their vote in the November 7 elections, HCI’s communications director, Naomi Paiss, stated recently in an article appearing in PR Week. She...
Sep 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
“Accidental deaths caused by doctors and hospitals in America reached 120,000 per year,†stated Rep. James A. Traficant, Jr. of Ohio in a July 26 speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Meanwhile,†he continued, “gun deaths have dropped 35...
Aug 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
In Washington, D. C., CCRKBA announced its support of H.R. 4790, by Rep. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, to recognize the hunting heritage and to provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands. Referred to the Committee on Resources, co-sponsors include Reps....
Jul 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
Background checks blocked 204,000 of the more than 8.6 million prospective firearm sales last year, according to a U.S. Justice Department report that shows state and local police rejected a higher percentage of would-be gun buyers than the FBI. The 1999 figures...
Jun 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
On April 26, seven firearm manufacturers and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) filed a lawsuit in federal court against HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and government...
May 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
In Washington, D. C., Congressman Bill McCollum of Florida, a CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Year Awardee, spoke out forcefully in support of his bill, H.R. 4051, to establish a grant program that provides incentives for states to enact mandatory minimum sentences...
