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This has been a tough week for the National Rifle Association. Two shootings - one in a first-grade classroom - shocked the country and once again galvanized gun control proponents. Sensing renewed public outrage, President Clinton decided to strike while the issue is hot, challenging the House of Representatives to pass a batch of stalled gun control legislation. The three-tiered bill, strongly opposed by the NRA, squeaked through the Senate last year, and now Clinton is leaning heavily on the House to act on the measure before the spring recess begins in mid-March. If passed, the legislation would require...
...began in late January. Instead, the ex-senator employed the dubious fight plan of laying off of his opponent, getting in only the occasional soft jab. Bradley barely mentioned Gore during the debate, reversing his previous tack of criticizing the veep's wavering on such issues as abortion and gun control, and instead emphasizing his own agenda. In the end, the only headlines Bradley garnered were for his lack of fight. The Los Angeles Times headlined its debate story "No Sparks Fly," while the Washington Post summed up: "Democrats Tone It Down." Before the debate, Bradley told reporters he would...
...people in Michigan - and around the country - scrambled to find someone to blame for the murder. As Genesee County, Mich., prosecutor Arthur Busch noted wryly Thursday, if this crime had taken place in 17 states other than Michigan, a case would have been opened against the owner of the gun used to kill Rolland. In those states, so-called Child Access Prevention laws hold gun owners criminally liable if children access their loaded guns to hurt themselves or others. In essence, the legislation is a gun-oriented, highly efficient version of a criminal negligence charge...
...year-old Jamelle James, who lived in the same house as the young killer. Although Michigan recently adopted some of the nation's harshest juvenile penalties, a six-year-old is universally considered too young to understand the consequences of his behavior. Busch alleges that by making the gun available to the boy, James was "grossly negligent" and contributed to the delinquency of a minor - a misdemeanor that led, Busch claims, to the shooting, and charges of manslaughter. "This is a textbook example of criminal negligence," says TIME legal reporter Alain Sanders. "If you create a situation in which...
Even if this case is resolved quickly, Arthur Busch seems determined to keep the larger issues in the spotlight. Speaking to the press Thursday, he lambasted the anti-gun control lobby, saying, "I hope this tragedy makes people realize that those guns you think make you safer make our communities more dangerous." He also appealed to lawmakers in no uncertain terms: "We need legislation in America that faults parents and others who keep guns in their homes - if something happens with one of those guns, they should be held responsible for their negligence...