A nationwide backlashState and local governments are taking aim at the gun industry, either by enacting legislation or by filing lawsuits
August 2, 1999
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ARIZONA
G.O.P. Governor Jane Dee Hull vetoes a bill that
would have prevented cities and counties from enacting gun
controls
CALIFORNIA
Gun purchases are limited to one a month;
lawmakers tighten assault-weapons ban. Laws are among the toughest
COLORADO
Legislators kill a bill making it easier to win
concealed-guns permits; officials mulling new restrictions on
the permits
CONNECTICUT
A new law allows police to obtain a warrant to
confiscate the guns of someone who might injure himself or others
Guns are becoming a major issue for 2000
Bill Bradley has taken the toughest position on guns of any
major candidate in recent history. He wants a
license-registration system for handguns
Al Gore would require licenses for buyers but not registration
of the weapons themselves. Both want to ban "junk guns," but
Gore doesn't attack the N.R.A.
George W. Bush signed a law ending Texas' concealed-weapons ban.
He supports background checks at gun shows but hasn't pushed for
them in Texas
John McCain voted against the Senate bill that would have
required background checks at gun shows. He also voted against
the Brady bill in 1993
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FLORIDA
Lawmakers withdraw a conceal-carry bill; Governor Jeb
Bush hails law stiffening sentences of those who use guns in
crimes
ILLINOIS
New laws force gun owners to keep weapons secured
from kids and increase penalties for those who buy guns for
criminals
MICHIGAN
Gun opponents plan a referendum on concealed
weapons; lawmakers nix an N.R.A.-friendly conceal-carry bill
NEVADA
After a longer than expected debate, legislators allow
concealed guns in public buildings--but not in schools or airports
NEW JERSEY
Governor Christine Todd Whitman seeks a law saying
dealers can sell only "smart" handguns; the bill passes the senate
OHIO
Republicans back away from a bill to ban suits against
gunmakers, and the Governor says he opposes a conceal-carry law
TENNESSEE
Legislators ax a bill that would have let faculty
members arm themselves on campus but passes a bill to ban gun
suits
UTAH
Anti-gun forces are pushing a referendum on concealed
weapons; poll says 80% think only police should have guns in
schools
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Cover Date: August 9, 1999
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