European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse 10 Tali stars and stripes . Monday january " Congress has sights set on assault Type weapons ban Washington Al Chi Iii weigh i Chivily on the ameriam psyche and Iii is is poised to respond by bin Iii Llu Imu if in Turc Ami Sutic of new Amilt Type weapons thai mimic firearms in Luiu cd for combat. This would be no extraordinary move Lor Iii institution known for its Lon slut us Witik c to gun control and it would be he second time in less than a year that Congress moved to limit the of i supporters and even an opponent say they expert the Voles to be there to pass he measure this year hut the powerful National Kille association says its a ear in up Lor a Bailie. President Clinton of ext ruled demo Cratie applause when he called for the ban in his state of the Union message last week tellln/5 a joint session of Congress there is no spoiling purpose on Earth that should Stop the United slates Congress from ban inti if assault weapons that Ulgun police aisle us Down children the ban was approved by a 56- b vote As pail of a broader Senate Bill that was passed late last year. The Senate then passed the Hrady haul Sun control Bill something it Hail never Lone before owl it a 7-year-Loiif? political Brawl the assault weapons measure into Iid by sen. Dia Itne a Einstein i calif., would Stop the manufacture Sale am new Possession of 19 specified semiautomatic assault weapons Anil bar pro assault weapons proposed for Banning Trio pro Poyod measure Bosforo co Gros would atop Tho manuf Acturo Solo and new Possession of Huso 19 i83milt-0tylo weapons intratecteooc9. Intratecteo9. Intratectec-22. Ak-47 and versions undo by nor inc Mitchell and automat Kalashnikov a action Anna israeli military industries Uzl. Action arms Ltd a military industries Kalll. 8wd m-10. 8 Wdm-11. 3wdm-11/9. 8wdm-12. Str to Swip a. Striker 12 or other Shotgun that carries ammunition in e revolving Cylinder ak-47assault Rifle Beretta ar70.beretta $c-70. Colta fms. Fabrique National in fal Fabrique nationals four Fabrique Nal Lonale inc. Steer aug army Universal Rifle Duclion of copycat models. More than 650 Hunting weapons would be exempted by Brand name and people who already own in assault weapon would not be required to give it up. The 1 Louse had Long favored the Brady Bill but it has staunchly resisted an As Sault style weapons ban. It rejected a far less restrictive Mea sure by a vote of 247-177 in 1w1, even though the vote came a Day after a Man drove through a cafeteria in Killeen Texas and shot 23 people to death be fore committing suicide. The Only vote that switched from no to yes was that of Hep Chet lid wards a Texas who represents the District where the eat Ery was located. Hut things Are different this year. With Public opinion polls showing crime is America s chief worry support is build ing in the Halls of Congress Lor an assault weapons ban says rep. Charles 11. Schumer u-n.y., chairman of the House Judic aps Siary committee s crime panel. By the end of november we were about 25 votes Short 20 to 25," Schumer said in an interview. I think we should have made some Progress Over the last few months. It s going to be much closer than people imagine. Liven rep. Bill Mccollum r-ma., a House judiciary committee member who opposes gun control efforts acknowledged there s such an impetus for this sort of thing that it s Likely to be but James Baker the Era s chief lobbyist predicted that the ban would be Defeated. To focus on any firearms As a cause for the crime Issue is like focusing on automobiles As a cause for drunk driving Baker said. Opponents maintain that assault style weapons arc implicated in Only a minus Cule number of crimes and that Banning them won t make any perceptible differ ence in the violence that americans fear. Ruling nears on trials of 3 in Tail Hook Norfolk a. Of a judg i decide feb. 8 whether the Only Navy aviators facing charges in to Hook sexual misconduct scared be tried. Capt. William t. Vest jr., Tomas been considering Beth a t p editions were influenced by th.6 a Tow of the Navy s top Admiral at five i Tail Hook meeting. Several witnesses said that on the urday night of the convention Fhy Chick of naval operations . Fra Kelso a on the third floor of the f a Hilton where dozens of women set a were molested or assaulted. Kelso Sti i � at a hearing in november that he Fri there and saw no misconduct cmdr. Thomas r. 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