Feb 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
When anti-gun Rep. Charles E. Schumer of New York was running for the U. S. Senate from New York in 1998, reported THE NEW YORK TIMES, “he was probably aware when he spoke with securities industry lobbyists about deregulation that the industry had donated $1.28...
Jan 1, 2000 | Quick Shots
The nation’s death rate from the misuse of firearms fell 21 percent between 1993 and 1997, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report also showed the injury rate from firearm misuse plunging 41 percent during the...
Dec 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
Alan M. Gottlieb, CCRKBA Chairman, said last month that the recent shooting-murders in Honolulu, Hawaii prove all the laws in the world won’t “stop someone from committing a crazy act,” reported Heather Maher of ABCNews.com. On November 2, seven...
Nov 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
In Cincinnati, Ohio, a state judge on October 7 dismissed the city’s lawsuit against the firearms industry, saying the city was improperly asking a court to change the way guns are designed, marketed and distributed, something only a legislature could do. The...
Oct 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
According to an August 30 -September 2 WASHINGTON POST-ABC News Poll of 1,526 randomly selected adults, 63 percent of the people favor stricter gun control laws in the United States, 35 percent oppose them, and two percent had no opinion. According to the survey, 90...
Sep 1, 1999 | Quick Shots
In a bi-partisan move, Reps. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois and Clifford Stearns of Florida introduced H. R. 2732, the proposed National Instant Notification System Act of 1999. If enacted, it would require that state and local law enforcement authorities and the Bureau...
