European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 6 the stars and stripes Friday june 13, guns in Home hike danger not Protection study claims stateside Boston Tui l while Many people buy guns to protect Len in Homes and families researchers said wednesday in i fire rom arc involved much More Fri que nil in Kami codes. Suicides and fatal accidents than in self defense. A no Mui a Fnu nil fur each Case in which a fall shouting occurred in the Home out of self defense nearly 4j people were Kilk u keep a gun in inc House you Art Prince Ling yourself a Arthur , who conduced the study said in fact you May be increasing your danger instead of decreasing it. Bui Paul Black min of the National Rifle association disputed inc study s findings which were reported in the new England journal of Medicine. Blackm in sail the study failed to take into account incidents a which guru owners protected themselves out Side the House or in which an intruder was frightened away with a Pun huh oui cinc shn1h i the Judy has nothing or Loilo with the protective value of a gun. It s counting corpses said Jackman. The purpose of a gun is not to kill a criminal. It s to project the individual most protective uses of guns Dan t involve Ever firing the firearm much less killing the individual/1 for the study Kellerman reviewed records of All the gunshot deaths that occurred in King county washing Ion which includes Seattle from 197k to 1983. Of 743 firearms related deaths 398 occurred in the Home where the weapon was i Rcpt. Two deaths involved an intruder being shot during an attempted break in while even person fied is self defense. Tor every Case of Elf Prol Calion homicide involving a firc Errn. There were in accidental deals. criminal homicides and 37 suicides involving firearms. Guns were involved in the deaths or i mics us often As in those of strangers. While most of inc owners of the estimated 20 million guns in the United Sipics keep firearms for Hunting stud ies have shown As Many As three quarters of gun owners keep them in la isl partly for pro Lection. Said a Chiennan in addition owners of handguns which were used in More than 70 percent of the non self defense deaths in the study Are much More Likely to cite self Protection As the reason for owning a gun. In Light of these findings a May reasonably be ask u whether keeping firearms in the Home increases a family s Protection or places it in greater danger Keller run said from his University of Tennessee office in Memphis. Previous studies have found people involved in arguments tend to reach for he Mucsi Iclal weapon available lasy Access to firearms May therefore be particularly dangerous in households prune to Domestic he said. Kcal Lorman added that because Many people who at in Rrvel suicide incl on impulse an easily available gun May contribute to the likelihood of a suicide occurring. Kellmann a University of Tennessee researcher and medical doctor conducted the study Al the University of Washington while on a Fellowship sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson foundation a non profit medical research organization. The Siim Prtrt lil Nunt Hitt killed Christopher Bullock 16, left b suspected of killing his Brothw Bryan 12. Same illness linked to Brothers deaths Cary Illinois a a 16-year-old boy died of he it attack at a swimming Pool where by 12-year-old brother died almost exactly one year ago. Apparently of the same ailment authorities said. Christopher Bullock a member of the Cary Park school District s swim team collapsed and died monday at the District s Pool authorities said. On june 14, 1985, Christo Pher s brother Bryan died of a heart attack while practice ing in the Pool. It was ditto. Just change the names said Eric Bur director of the Cary Park District. The boys were the Only children of Rice l. And Myrga Rel Bullock of Cary about 30 Miles Northwest of Chicago. There Are some things you can t explain Aid bul lock. Ii must be god s will mrs. Bullock said. Whal can you say they Are together now. I can Only thank god for the years hey were after Bryan s deals. The parents took Christopher to a doctor who said the older boy had the same heart ailment that had afflicted Bryan but it was not u serious he was thoroughly checked out and told he could swim mrs. Bullock said. There was no Way i would have jeopardized the life of my Only remaining Burns said Christopher was swimming laps when he stood up and collapsed. One of his teammates yelled to Alert John Fisher the team s coach who was standing near the pout. Fisher a paramedic pulled the boy from the water and gave him Mouth to Morith resuscitation. An ambulance took the youth to Northern Illinois medical Center in Mchenry where he was dead on arrival la was a bad Story that had to be lived Over again Burns said. Homeless Man gets Lucky and wins $100,000 in lottery san at1 a homeless part Lime Street cleaner who dreams of being a writer came up with a classic plot twist he won in inc California Loil Rry. Before George c. Stongle sets pen to paper he says he s going to buy himself some dentures visit to Eye doctor and rent in apartment to replace the Rescue missions and cheap Holls he s called Home for 10 years. Acting on a Hunch two weeks ago Stengle. 42, bought five slate Lull cry tickets Wilh part of his �300 Federal income a refund. I thought maybe it would be my Lucky Day he said. After taking care of his immediate needs Lengle said he rest of his winnings will be invested or put in a savings account. He also Hopes the Money will give him the Freedom to write. Slang la Nisi plans to buy a car for his younger brother. . And Lake a trip to san Francisco he said he has no plans to quil he Jab As a Street cleaner for the downtown Tran sign Center which pays an hour. Playgirl Magazine seeks Protection from creditors Santa Monica. Calif. A playgirl Magazine whose readership has dropped in recent year filed for Protection from creditors under chapter 11, he nation s bankruptcy Law. Chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy code allows businesses to continue operating while backers Ai to inti to come up with a co Rani Alion plan. Vanda Kraffl a former senior editor at the mag Azine attributed its decline of changes in opinions about its offering of revealing photos including nude male Centrefolds and Light self help features. In Rea son for being was somehow outdated she a id1, an advertising executive suggested the mag Azine s formula of male nudity failed la draw an audience of 1980s career women. Playgirl began in 1973 and Vas Selling 1.5 million copies a month within a year. But 0 a cars later circulation had dropped by 60 percent according to the audit Bureau of circulations which monitors readership. . Rep. Chandler Fine after emergency surgery Washington a rep Rod Chandler r-wash., underwent emergency surgery wet net Day evening after complaining of extreme stomach pain an aide said. Chandler 43, Wai taken to Bolh Coda naval hos Pital and diagnosed its suffering from Apenitis a Rural infection of the Lymph Noda or bowels said administrative assistant Jonn Ciao. Thi affliction mimics the symptoms of appendicitis. Giese said and doctors initially thought that might be the problem he said Chandler we in surgery Tot about 1 to hours. Chandler s wife Joyce said he was Fine and hit doctors said the infection involved no malignancy Giese said. The second term congressman ii expected to be hospitalized from five to seven Days and doctor advised him la stay away from work for two to three weeks hts aide did adding that Chandler should be fully recovered in about six weeks. Baltimore county official withdraws from race Towson my. A Baltimore county executive Donald a Hutchinson tuesday withdrew from the is. Senate race saying be did not have enough support or Money to win the Dean Ontic primary. Hutchinson who had also considered running against freshman Republican . Rep. Helen Del Ich Bently said he Wilt not make that race because he has pledged to support Kathleen Kennedy Townsend daughter of the Laic sen. Robert f. Ken Nedy. Also running for the democratic nomination for the seat held by retiring Republican sen. Charles Mcc. Mathias Are . Reps. Barbara Mikulika and Michael Barnes and Gav Harry Hughes. A least five people arc to seek the re Public j can nod. I
