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Length of waiting period for handgun purchasers, In
states requiring it:
Ala. 48 hours
Calif. 15 days (all guns)
Conn. Without permit, 2 weeks
Hawaii Up to 16 days (all guns)
Ill. 72 hours
Ind. 7 working days
Md. 7 working days
Mass. Long wait for permit for first-time users
Minn. 7 days
Mo. Up to 7 working days
Mo. Up to 7 working days
N.J. 30 days
N.Y. Up to 6 months for permit
N.C. Up to 30 days
Ore. 15 days
R.I. 7 days
S.D. Without permit, 48 hours
Tenn. Up to 15 days
Va. Instant background check on purchasers
Wash. 5 days
Wls. 48 hours
- Handguns are banned in the District of Columbia
SOURCE : National Coalition to Ban Handguns
Brady Bill succeeds in House Threat of Bush's veto remains unless his crime bill is passed
Knight-Ridder Tribune News
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases cleared its first legislative hurdle yesterday as the Bush administration raised the prospect of a veto unless Congress also passed its crime bill.
the veto threat was made in a letter by Attorney General Dick Thornburgh as the so-called "Brady Bill" was approved 9-4 by the House Judiciary Department, which sent the measure to the full committee.
Thornhurth bill Bush might refuse to sign the handgun bill unless Congress also passed the administration's crime bill. Supporters of the Brady Bill hailed the attorney general's letter as representing what he called "a powerful Presidency" and had embraced the concept of gun control, something that he long has opposed.
gress acted favorably on the president's comprehensive crime bill, the president would accept, as part of that bill, appropriate measures to identify felons attempting to purchase handguns.
control, something that he long and oppose.
In the letter, Thornburgh said that if the Con-
Thorumburn said that the administration would not accept a watered-down version of Bush's crime
"But such legislation must be presented to the president as part of, or together with, his crime bill," the attorney general said in a letter delivered by Republican Rep. Jeffrey Gleiter's chaperone, Rep. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
Otherwise, the president's senior advisers will recommend that he veto any bill that is not part of legislation consistent with his *Comprehensive Control proposal*, the attorney general said.
Democrats supporting the Brady Bill dismissed the seriousness of the veto threat and hailed what
they called a significant concession by the administration.
I am pleased that this letter indicates, for the first time, that the president is not opposed to the concept of the bill per se, but rather, in favor of enhancements which he believes would facilitate the identification of felons attempting to purchase handguns." Schumer said.
"While I am happy about this shift in position, I continue to believe that the president should move out of the caboose and become the engineer of the aircraft fleet, which will endorsing the Brady Bill in its current form."
The bill is named for former White House press secretary James Brady, who was shot in the head and left paralyzed by a gunman who tried to kill President Reagan in 1981. Reagan last month gave the Brady Bill added momentum with his surprise endorsement of the proposal.
Program targets criminals who use firearms
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Attorneys from Kansas and the Western District of Missouri yesterday announced a Justice Department crackdown aimed at dangerous criminals who use
Western District of Missouri, and Lee Thompson,
U.S. attorney for Kansas, coordinated their
announcement in Kansas City with more than 90 of
their counterparts across the country.
the program, dubbed "project trigger-lock"
seeks to better coordinate efforts between federal
and local law enforcement agencies to imprison
immigrants, and members who use firearms to commit crimes.
"This initiative is to get the most dangerous armed offenders off the street and into prison,"
Although he said law enforcement agencies previously had focused on convicting drug offenders, there has not been a concentrated effort to focus on firearm offenses.
The program does not involve enactment of any new laws, the officials said. But Thompson said the shifting in emphasis to focus on federal crimes and firearms could help stop the worst offenders.
The two U.S. attorneys also announced the formation of force forces of federal and local law enforcement.
Jean Paul Bradshaw II, U.S. attorney for the
The task forces will determine which offenders should be prosecuted under more stringent federal statutes that carry longer sentences than state laws and deny defendants the chance to plea bargain or to be released early on parole.
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