The Nation - News from Jan. 31, 1986
A host of police groups representing chiefs and officers on the beat implored the House to defeat Senate-passed legislation easing gun controls, saying Congress’ failure to do so would be “adding to the carnage” in the streets. Insisting that the Senate bill allowing resumption of interstate sales of guns would increase the availability of handguns, the organizations urged House members to oppose the legislation “in the name of sanity.”
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