European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. April 17, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 poll on guns criticized by both sides by the Washington Post questionnaires crucial to the future of the Bush administration s ban on the import of military style assault weapons have raised concerns among both gun control advocates and opponents be cause they fait to use the term assault Rifle and do not seek responses from police departments hospitals or individual gun owners. Bureau of alcohol. Tobacco and fire arms officials said inc .1,000 questionnaires sent out last week had questions tailored to five groups licensed Hunting guides editors of Hunting and shooting publications stale fish and gome com missioners Hunting association executives and Competition shooting group leaders. We thought they would go to inc police departments and find out what weapons arc being used and to the medi Cal facilities and find out what kind of ammunition they have seen said Mike Beard executive director of the National coalition to ban handguns. He called the questionnaires references to High Power semiautomatic rifles rather than assault rifles vague and  because the government is not Survey ing individual gun owners it is stacking the deck said George Merson a Cali fornia gun shop manager opposing any ban on assault weapons. Those Are groups that Don t have much association with these types of  Federal officials said the Survey will influence significantly inc decision on the some 900,000 weapons whose import applications have been approved or arc pending. Faced with a nationally publicized massacre of schoolchildren in Stockton. Calif., and growing use of As Sault rifles by drug dealers the Bush administration halted All semiautomatic imports last month to determine whether Alliey qualified tinder a Law requiring that such weapons be particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting Pur uses Bruce l. Whining or chief of the Baths firearms and explosives Divi Sion said the questionnaires were de signed to determine the sporting uses of various types of semiautomatic  they did not mention assault rifles because the term has not been  he said. Weininger said another office in the Bureau was responsible for questioning police and medical officials. He said some gun owners Are volunteering their opinions through Telephone Calls and let ters but inc Bureau has no plans for a Sample Survey of owners. National Rifle association officials supported the idea of a Survey w Hen the plan was announced but one Era spokeswoman expressed displeasure when told individual gun owners arc not being polled. It s not heavy it s my Mummy Robert a Altert. U Piru Fessor of history at Virginia com u Mummy on his Way la class lie uses the Munni in Calls  m Richmond carries a replica at illustrate his i Russion Ofinn Vivirit burial rituals. Groups taking Pride in having own Highway Oklahoma City a the Bluc and Ali it signs Dot Oklahoma highways informing motorists that the stretch of Asphalt has been adopted by a Frater nity a humane society or a motorcycle club. They re part of an Effort to link everyday people to the unending task of keeping highways from looking like garbage dumps and officials say thai despite some concerns about safety the adopt a Highway idea is booming. It s going into beautification and really a Pride of communities. Not Only that but Competition be tween communities which adds even More  said Wayne Muri chief Engineer for the Missouri Highway and transportation department. Nine Hundred groups Are participating in Missouri and they be not Only picked up trash they be planted millions of daffodils. In Oklahoma which began Lac program in 1987, gov. Henry Bellmon joined 20,000 volunteers april 8 in the stale s first trash off. In All 1.000 groups have adopted their own couple of Miles of Highway and gel to Sec their name on  sign. The Birthplace of the program waste Sas which had a problem that was Well Texas is cd. The problem gave Rise to a Don t mess with Texas celebrity and Campaign and the adopt a Highway program which now involves More than 3,2 50 groups. More than 20 states have followed with their own adopt a Highway programs. School building Wall to protect kids from flying bullets 11 he Wajs Angeles times Long Beach Calif in an attempt to protect students and teachers from lying bullets Long Beach school administrators Are creeping a 10-foot-High, 900 fool Long Concrete Wall alongside Lindbergh Junior High school where discs Are periodically interrupted by inc sound of gunfire it s really sad i hat something like this his 10 i c Dunc principal Max Frauley said. / but it s needed in today s society physical education teachers at Lindbergh which is located near a Low income housing project say. The 900-foot-Long Wall is Long overdue the sounds of gunshots mingle with the noise of children playing every Sis to eight weeks according to teachers and students. Last week students were evacuated from the playing Fields twice after reports of nearby gunfire. Two years ago in the Only incident i which someone was Hurt a student playing basketball after school was hit in the Chest by a stray Bullet and was seriously wounded. We got angry physical education teacher Tri Shryan said  in  ti., enough " by any Sitiar Lului Iii la Iii i 11191 pc said. This is ridiculous this is 2 of suspect s daughters found dead 3rd wounded Glen Ellen. Calif