Friday, June 18, 1999
House makes gun show sales easier
Enquirer news services
WASHINGTON — In a victory for the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Republican-controlled House voted Thursday night to loosen restrictions on sales at gun shows.
The vote was 218-211, and came as lawmakers worked late into the night to craft legislation in response to a recent spate of school shootings in Colorado and elsewhere.
The provision advanced by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., and backed by the NRA would cover fewer gun shows than current law, and give the government 24 hours to complete the checks, rather than the three business days now allowed. It also would extend the shortened checks to private sales.
The House earlier voted, 287-139, to pass a juvenile-crime bill that would provide $1.5 billion to fight the problem and enact tough mandatory sentences for young people in gun crimes. All Tristate lawmakers voted with the majority.
A dozen amendments also were under consideration, from a measure requiring child safety devices to be sold with handguns to banning the import of high-capacity ammunition clips. Votes could continue today.
Democrats said the measures requiring safety locks on handguns and banning the high-capacity ammunition clips had a good chance of passing.
If the House refused to back a Democratic proposal to weaken background checks at gun shows, it could lead to a brutal clash with the Senate, whose bill requires stronger checks.
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