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Subject: HCI newsletter (humongous)
From: C. D. Tavares, [e-mail]
Date: 8 Dec 92 20:25:29 GMT
In article <[e-mail]> C. D. Tavares, [e-mail] writes:
>Dean Payne ([e-mail]) writes:
>
>C. D.;
>
>May I ask you to perform another proxy posting to t.p.g for me?  My site
>agains seems to have been swallowing outbound postings to non-company
>groups for the past two weeks.  I hope to contribute to the followup
>discussions, but may remain locked out for a while longer.
>
>---
>
>Subject: HCI Semi-Annual Progress Report
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>Don't blame me, I am only a messenger.
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>
>    Handgun Control Semi-Annual Progress Report
>    December 1992
>
>X  HCI's agenda for action in the 103rd Congress detailed - the Brady Bill
>   and beyond!
>
>X  HCI's '92 PAC victories:  Welcoming new friends
>
>X  Hollywood celebs highlight Center to Prevent Handgun Violence's
>   first Washington, DC, gala, honoring Jim Brady
>
>X  Center's anti-violence curriculum launched in key school districts
>   across country
>
>X  Gun dealers beware:  CPHV's Legal Action Project is watching you
>
>X  It's not too late to vote!  HCI's Board of Directors ballot enclosed
>
>X  HCI lobbyists shut out the NRA hired guns on the state level this year
>
>X  Sign up for HCI's '93 Annual Members' Meeting
>
>------
>
>"Free the Brady Bill" Succeeds, But Measure Left Unfinished as
>Congress Adjourns
>
>   Despite getting off to a great start in the 102nd Congress, with
>passage of the Brady Bill - for the first time - in the U.S. House of
>Representatives in May 1991, the 102nd Congress adjourned without
>sending this important bill to the President.
>
>   The U.S. Senate, which had passed the Brady Bill as part of its
>larger, more comprehensive omnibus crime bill, ultimately failed to get
>enough votes to send the conference (final version) crime bill to the
>President in the last days of the session.  Senate leaders had tried
>unsuccessfully throughout 1992 to break a Republican filibuster to move
>the bill.  The U.S. House passed the conference version ten months
>earlier.
>
>   When it became clear that the Brady Bill was being held hostage to a
>stalled crime bill, Handgun Control launched a massive, national
>grassroots effort to "Free the Brady Bill" and move it separately.  At
>more than three dozen news conferences from coast to coast during the
>month of September, local handgun control advocates, doctors, teachers,
>mayors, law enforcement officers, clergy and victims joined together in
>an unprecedented effort to persuade Congress to send the Brady Bill to
>the President.  On the kick-off day, Sarah Brady joined Coretta Scott
>King and other civil rights leaders in Atlanta, and Jim Brady joined
>Mayor David Dinkins and law enforcement leaders in New York City to call
>for action.  Ten other cities from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine,
>hosted events that first day.
>
>   Our efforts paid off when, on September 28th, Senate Majority Leader
>George Mitchell (ME) "freed" the Brady Bill, by reintroducing it as a
>free-standing measure.  However, under strong threat of a filibuster,
>orchestrated by NRA-backed Senators Phil Gramm (R-TX) and Larry Craig
>(R-ID), an NRA Board Member, Mitchell was not able to bring the bill up
>for a separate vote before adjournment.
>
>   While a handful of Republican Senators blocked votes on both the
>crime bill containing the Brady Bill, and the Brady Bill as a separate
>measure, President Bush attempted to posture himself as "moderate" on
>the Brady Bill.  Appearing on a national television talk show, Bush said
>that he supported the Mitchell-Dole measure (the final Senate Brady
>Bill language).  However, his true position became clear when on October
>2nd, the day the Senate failed to move the omnibus crime bill, NBC News
>reported that "the President's aides have told Senate Republicans to
>stand firm - no separate vote on handgun controls, no action this year."
>
>   With President Bush no longer able to clock this important bill, we
>are confident we will see the Brady Bill become law very soon.
>
> [picture]  Coretta Scott King joins Sarah Brady in Atlanta for kick-off
>            "Free the Brady Bill" news conference.
>
>------
>
>   102nd Congress Yields Gun Control Victories
>
>   Although the 102nd Congress adjourned without sending the Brady Bill
>to the President, it did produce two key gun control victories.
>
>   Congress stopped the restoration of gun rights to convicted felons, a
>program which had been administered by the federal Bureau of Alcohol,
>Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).  This program, which cost ATF more than $4
>million per year, and involved more than 40 full-time federal employees,
>had restored the right to possess firearms to more than 2,000 felons
>between 1985 and 1990.  In committee, Rep. Larry Smith (D-FL) added a
>provision to the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
>Appropriations Bill which forbids ATF from spending any money on this
>program.  The bill subsequently cleared both Houses of Congress, was
>signed into law, and the money and staff will now be directed toward
>enforcing federal gun laws.
>
>   And, in a major victory for District of Columbia residents, who
>overwhelmingly passed an assault weapon dealer liability law a year ago,
>a serious challenge to this landmark law was rebuffed.  NRA supporter,
>Sen. Bob Smith (R-NH), offered an amendment to repeal the District's
>law to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Bill on
>the Senate floor, where it was adopted.  Fortunately, Sen. Howard
>Metzenbaum (D-OH) crafted an agreement to get the repeal language
>removed from the final appropriations bill, saving the law, which holds
>that gun dealers and sellers can be held civilly liable for the deaths
>and injuries caused by assault weapons in Washington, D.C.
>
>------
>
>HCI On The Move Across America
>
>In 1992, Handgun Control state legislative efforts resulted in a shutout
>against the National Rifle Association.  In every previous year, the NRA
>has passed at least one state bill - preemption legislation, carrying
>concealed weapons legislation, or Constitutional "right to bear arms"
>amendments.  This year, Handgun Control, Inc., and our allies have
>defeated the NRA's legislation in every state, with major battles
>occurring Indiana, Louisiana and Missouri.  On the state and local
>level, we are beating the NRA across the nation.  In what appears to be
>an important trend toward saving the lives of children, many states have
>passed child accident protection (CAP) laws, which hold adults liable if
>a child gets hold of a loaded, accessible handgun.
>
>FLORIDA  The legislature passed a bill banning shotgun ammunition
>marketed as "Dragon's Breath."
>
>HAWAII  Capping a two-year effort, the legislature passed a landmark bill
>banning assault pistols and pistol ammunition magazines holding more
>than ten rounds.  This bill is significant because it is the first
>_state_ law to use a generic definition of assault weapons, and its
>magazine ban is the most restrictive in the nation.  The legislature
>also passed a child accident prevention bill and a bill to increase the
>State's waiting period to 14 days.  After meeting with Sarah Brady in
>Washington, D.C., Governor John Waihee signed all three bills last
>spring.
>
>INDIANA  After the Senate passed an NRA bill which would have preempted
>all local gun control laws, we focussed attention on how absurd it was
>to wipe out effective laws when crime is on the rise, and managed to
>defeat the NRA proposal on the House floor.
>
>LOUISIANA  The NRA suffered a tremendous setback in the South when the
>Louisiana House of Representatives defeated a bill to allow citizens to
>carry concealed weapons.  The measure was the subject of an intense
>lobbying effort by HCI, law enforcement, and activists in the State.
>
>MARYLAND  The legislature passed, and the Governor signed into law, the
>broadest state child accident prevention law to date, stating that
>adults can be held liable even if no injury occurs.  HCI worked closely
>with Governor Schaefer and Marylanders Against Handgun Abuse in this
>successful two-year effort.
>
>MINNESOTA  The Minnesota legislature passed a first-in-the-nation law
>prohibiting the sale of firearms to persons convicted of spousal abuse.
>This new law was skillfully ushered through the legislature by Citizens
>for a Safer Minnesota.
>
>MISSOURI  An NRA bill to allow citizens to carry concealed weapons passed
>the House, but was killed in a Senate committee after HCI worked with
>the local law enforcement community to explain how dangerous this
>measure was to the public safety.
>
>NEW JERSEY  Completing a two-year effort, the legislature passed, and the
>Governor signed into law, a child accident prevention bill.
>
>   Also in New Jersey, it appears that the legislature will not succeed
>in its NRA-backed effort to overturn Governor Florio's veto of
>legislation designed to repeal the State's historic ban on assault
>weapons.  However, since the NRA has invested more than $300,000 in a
>attempt to elect pro-gun lawmakers, we must be prepared for another
>attempt to defeat this public safety law.
>
>WISCONSIN  Completing a three-year effort, the legislature passed, and
>Governor Tommy Thompson signed into law, a child accident prevention
>bill.
>
>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS  The City of Chicago enacted a ban on the possession
>of both assault weapons and ammunition magazines holding more than 12
>rounds.
>
>HOUSTON, TEXAS  In response to a series of tragedies, the City Council
>passed a strong child accident prevention bill.
>
>------
>
>HCI's Legislative Agenda for the 103rd Congress
>
>   HCI lobbyists will hit the ground running in January, as the new
>Congress convenes.  With a new Administration and many new advocates in
>Congress, we have an unprecedented opportunity to advance out
>life-saving agenda.
>
>   First we must quickly pass the Brady Bill, the cornerstone of an
>effective federal gun policy.  In 1991, we stunned the gun lobby by
>pushing this important measure through both the House and Senate by huge
>margins.  We must ensure that this bill becomes law early in the
>session.
>
>   The Brady Bill alone will save many, many lives and prevent countless
>injuries.  But after this measure is law, we have many other important
>battles to fight.
>
>Banning Crime Guns
>
>   There are whole categories of guns and gun accessories which are
>primarily used in crime - not for law enforcement, sport, or
>self-protection.  In the next Congress we will work to:
>
>* Ban military-style, semi-automatic assault weapons like the UZI and
>the AK-47.
>
>* Ban large-capacity ammunition magazines, such as "banana clips," which
>hold 30-40 rounds, and "drum" magazines, which hold 75-90 rounds of
>ammunition at a time.
>
>* Ban low-quality, easily concealable Saturday Night Special handguns.
>These are already banned from import.  They should not be produced
>domestically.
>
>Curbing Interstate Gun Running
>
>   The Brady Bill will make it much tougher for gun traffickers to buy
>weapons on a "cash-and-carry" basis in one state and take them to
>another to sell on the black market.  But we will also work for
>legislation to:
>
>* Stop the sale of unlimited numbers of handguns to the same buyer.
>
>* Stop the issuance of federal gun licenses to individuals who are not
>operating retail businesses.
>
>* Stop unregulated private sales of handguns, such as sales by
>unlicensed individuals at gun shows.
>
>Protecting Children Through Safety Requirements
>
>   Too many children are killed or maimed in gun accidents every year.
>HCI lobbyists will work to:
>
>* Require safety devices be built into all new guns, to minimize the
>chances of accidental shootings.
>
>* Require handgun buyers to complete a training course on safety, just
>as automobile drivers must do to obtain licenses.
>
>   Finally, we know the ever-more-extreme NRA will not sit idle next
>year.  Over the past year, their aggressive membership drive, which
>played on fears over the L.A. riots, has recruited many new members and
>raised millions of dollars.  The new NRA President, Bob Corbin, has
>vowed to double the NRA membership - to over 5 million.  The NRA will
>continue to be a formidable foe in our fight for a sensible national gun
>policy.
>
>   But the future is bright, and with hard work and your help, we will
>succeed.
>
>------
>
>HCI/CPHV Name New President
>
>   Richard Aborn, a New York City-based attorney was elected President
>of Handgun Control and its sister organization, The Center to Prevent
>Handgun Violence, in June.  Aborn, who had served on HCI's Board of
>Directors for four years and the Center's for one, has been involved in
>the gun control movement since 1979.  A former homicide prosecutor in
>the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Aborn has been directly
>involved in a wide range of activities promoting gun control - from
>testifying in support of legislation to lobbying on Capitol Hill.  Aborn
>has served to two commissions dedicated to utilizing the public health
>profession in violence prevention, and has worked with law enforcement
>on methods to stop illegal gun trafficking.
>
>------
>
>Guns Don't Die... People Do
>
>> In Tampa, FL, at their wedding reception, an angry bride threw a plate
>of macaroni at her new husband, who responded by shooting her in the
>stomach with a handgun.
>
>> A 16-year-old Japanese exchange student living in Baton Rouge, LA, was
>shot to death when he failed to understand a warning to "Freeze!" after
>mistakenly approaching the wrong house for a Halloween party.
>
>> A Milwaukee man said he was "just being stupid" when he tried to shoot
>a beer can off the head of a 16-year-old, who died from the stunt.
>
>> A 15-year-old honor student was murdered while gardening at his
>Washington, D.C., home.  He was apparently chosen at random by a gunman
>who said he "had the urge to do it."
>
>> A Philadelphia, PA, executive fatally shot himself at his New Mexico
>ranch while apparently using a loaded shotgun as a crutch.
>
>> A Miami, FL, clubgoer who was chased into a men's room and doused with
>beer by a woman, shot a man to death for laughing at him.
>
>> "I'm the NRA" posterboy, actor Jameson Parker, was shot in a dispute
>with his neighbor over dog waste.
>
>------
>
>Members' Page
>
>New Materials to Help Spread Message
>
>   Our 1990 "God Bless America" poster is now available.  As in years
>past, it makes a powerful statement on the need for sensible gun laws.
>If you would like a copy, please contact Shawn Taylor at [phone].
>
>   HCI bumper stickers are here!  Show your support by putting one on
>your car, hanging it in your office, or passing them out to your
>friends.  To receive a bumper sticker, send a stamped, self-addressed
>envelope to "Bumper Sticker," 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100.
>Washington, D.C. 20005
>
>[poster]           IN 1990, HANDGUNS KILLED
>                  22 PEOPLE IN GREAT BRITAIN
>                         13 IN SWEDEN
>                       91 IN SWITZERLAND
>                         87 IN JAPAN
>                        10 IN AUSTRALIA
>                         68 IN CANADA
>                AND 10,567 IN THE UNITED STATES.
>
>                       GOD BLESS AMERICA.
>
>[snub-nose revolver painted red, white, and blue]
>[fine print unreadable in newsletter]
>
>                STOP HANDGUNS BEFORE THEY STOP YOU.
>
>------
>
>HCI Rocks at Lollapalooza
>
>   Once again, HCI participated in the summer concert series,
>Lollapalooza, in an effort to reach America's young people - those most
>at risk of gun violence.  Lollapalooza was organized by former Jane's
>Addiction lead singer Perry Farrell to promote political activism among
>young, progressive music lovers.  The 32-date tour travelled from San
>Francisco to Florida, featuring bands, local artists, local musicians,
>and performers.  HCI staff and volunteers distributed "NRA-NOT!" and
>"I'm for Gun Control and I Vote" stickers and HCI material to the
>concert-goers.
>
>   We'd like to thank everyone who volunteered at our booths, all across
>the country.  We couldn't have done it without you.  See you again, next
>year!
>
>------
>
>Citizen Action Groups Form in Wake of Gun Violence.
>
>   Gun control advocates are countering the powerful lobbying efforts of
>the NRA with grassroots citizen action.
>
>   "Virginians Against Handgun Violence" was formed earlier this year by
>citizens outraged at the rising incidents of gun violence in the
>Tidewater area.  Armed with HCI's House Party video kits, VAHV enlisted
>more than 200 new HCI members in less than 60 days!  VAHV is now
>actively building coalitions around the state to encourage state
>legislators to enact tougher gun laws.
>
>   In Iowa, the "November First Coalition" was formed in the wake of a
>gunman's shooting spree on the University of Iowa campus, which left
>five people dead and one woman permanently paralyzed.  Organizer Dennis
>Smith declared, "A statewide network of concerned citizens has a
>profound influence with lawmakers and a tremendous education impact on
>local communities."
>
>   Gun violence prevention and education groups have also formed this
>year in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.  They join
>already established groups in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York,
>Ohio, Oregon, Minnesota, Missouri, and Washington, which have become an
>indispensable part of our grassroots campaign.  Kudos to all of you!
>
>   For more information on HCI's House Party video kit, call Jane Kelso
>at 202-989-0792.
>
>------
>
>Don't Miss the 1993 Handgun Control, Inc. Members' Meeting and Lobby Day
>
>Annual Members' Meeting - Monday, June 7th
>Lobby Day - Tuesday, June 8th
>
>   The Annual Member's Meeting and Lobby day are two days of valuable
>information on the gun control movement and HCI's lobbying strategy.
>You can attend workshops led by HCI Chair Sarah Brady and HCI staff,
>learn more about the education and legal action work of the Center to
>Prevent Handgun Violence, and visit your federal legislators.  It's also
>a great time to meet other gun violence victims and gun control
>advocates to share views and ideas on how to build our movement.  You
>don't want to miss it!
>
>   [] I'd like more information on HCI's Annual Member's Meeting and
>Lobby Day.  Please send an information packet to me at the address
>listed below.  [space for Name, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone Number]
>Return these coupons to:  Handgun Control, 1225 Eye St., NW, Room 1100,
>Washington, DC 20005
>
>------
>
>Dear Sarah,
>
>I want to help you and Jim in your lobbying efforts to enact the Brady
>Bill and an assault weapons ban early in the 103rd Congress.
>
>I'm enclosing a special contribution to assist Handgun Control, Inc., in
>its aggressive lobbying campaign for 1993 and beyond.
>
>Enclosed is my contribution for: [check-off boxes for $15/25/50/other]
>[space for Name, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone Number]
>
>------
>
>CENTER TO PREVENT HANDGUN VIOLENCE
>CENTER REPORT
>
>[picture of baby playing with pistol]
>
>   Founded in 1983 by Pete Shields, also a founder of Handgun Control,
>Inc., the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence is a national 501 (c)(3)
>education, research and legal action organization.  Its mission is to
>educate the public about the scope of handgun violence and ways to
>prevent it.
>
>   This initiative is base on the Center's recognition that fundamental
>change in public attitudes - and an increased level of public outrage -
>is necessary to reduce the wave of gun violence endangering today's
>society.
>
>LAP Outgunning NRA
>
>   In its first three years of existence, the Center's Legal Action
>Project (LAP) has become the guardian of our nation's gun control laws
>and the champion of the legal rights of victims against the gun
>industry.
>
>   Facing a relentless gun lobby legal attack on new state and local gun
>laws passed with HCI support, Legal Action Project lawyers have been in
>courtrooms from coast to coast defending these hardwon legislative
>victories.
>
>> California:  A federal appeals court upheld California's assault
>weapon ban, dismissing the NRA's lawsuit attempting to overturn the law.
>The Legal Action Project had filed a brief in support of the law, along
>with a coalition of nine police groups.  _The_NRA_is_expected_to_
>_appeal_the_decision_to_the_Supreme_Court_.
>
>> New York City:  A federal judge rebuffed the NRA's attempt to stop New
>York's assault rifle ban from going into effect.  The Legal Action
>Project entered the case as amicus curiae, with eight New York police
>groups.
>
>> Columbus, Ohio:  With the Project's help, the Columbus assault weapon
>ban survived a federal suit by gun makers Colt's Manufacturing and
>Springfield Armory.
>
>   The Legal Action Project is also taking the offensive against gun
>violence by helping victims and their families in liability lawsuits
>against irresponsible gun dealers.  In Farley v. Guns Unlimited, in
>Virginia Beach, Virginia, Project lawyers helped to achieve the
>nation's first jury verdict against a gun dealer for selling a pistol
>to a minor through an adult "straw purchaser."  The Project's help also
>was instrumental in the Goldfarb v. The Grant Boys case, which resulted
>in a $900,000 settlement against a California dealer who sold a shotgun
>to a woman who showed obvious signs of mental instability while in the
>gun shop.  The woman shot and killed an acquaintance several hours
>later.  The price tag was still attached to the gun.
>
>   Groundbreaking victims' cases like these are sending a strong message
>to the gun industry:  putting profit ahead of public safety can carry a
>high price.  As a Washington Post editorial put it, "Those who supply
>these weapons must bear the costs of marketing decisions that expose
>society to extraordinary risks."
>
>   Finally, Project lawyers are exposing NRA lies and distortions of the
>Second Amendment wherever they are found.  Last year, the Center's
>landmark study of high school social studies texts found widespread
>ignorance by textbook writers about court decisions limiting the Second
>Amendment right to the "well-regulated militia."  We are working to
>ensure that those who publish textbooks, and the educators who by them,
>understand the truth:  that the Second Amendment _does_not_ guarantee an
>individual right to own guns.
>
>------
>
>First CPHV Gala a Smashing Success
>
>   "Be a Life Saver - Help Stop the Violence" was the theme of the
>Center's first-ever Washington fundraising gala, held on June 8th.
>Actor Beau Bridges emceed the event, which honored Former White House
>Press Secretary James Brady.  Mr. Brady received the first annual "Pete
>Shields" award, which recognizes the outstanding work of one individual
>who has made a difference in the campaign for a safer America.  The
>award, named for the Center's founder, Pete Shields, was presented to
>Jim by Pete's wife, Jeanne.  Mrs. Shields expressed Pete's regrets that
>he was unable to attend.
>
>   Hundreds of supporters showed up, including Washington, D.C. Mayor
>Sharon Pratt Kelly, Senator Paul Simon (D-IL), D.C. Delegate Eleanor
>Holmes Norton, Daniel Shea, President of the American Academy of
>Pediatrics, and D.C. Police Chief Isaac Fulwood.  Entertainment was
>provided by Comedy Central's Paul Provenza.
>
>[picture] Actress Mariette Hartley, Wendy Bridges, Beau Bridges and D.C.
>          Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton greet Jim Brady at CPHV gala.
>
>------
>
>Docs Help Parents Keep Kids Safe
>
>   Parents can now learn from the pediatricians how to prevent childhood
>gun injuries, a leading cause of death for children.  Under a new
>partnership program of the Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics
>(AAP), pediatricians across the country will be counseling parents and
>distributing safety information.
>
>   Just as doctors warn parents of other household dangers and potential
>hazards, they will explain to parents that guns in the home are a danger
>to children and that their children may be at risk where they play and
>visit, as well.  Doctors will counsel parents on the risks guns in the
>home present to children, and provide clear prevention steps to avoid
>gun accidents.
>
>   The Center worked with the AAP, with its 44,000 member pediatricians,
>to develop effective educational tools for doctors, and for parents.
>Pediatricians will be provided with a kit containing posters for their
>waiting rooms, brochures to distribute to parents, and background
>information for their use, including an audiotape discussion by C.
>Everett Koop, MD, former U.S. Surgeon General.
>
>   In November, "Child Safety and Protection Month," the Center and the
>AAP began distributing these educational kits to a random sample of
>pediatric practices nationwide to evaluate the materials before
>embarking on a large scale national distribution.
>
>------
>
>"Straight Talk" About Guns and Kids
>
>[picture] Jim Brady is joined by school children
>          at STAR kick-off in New York City
>
>   Daily headlines are a harrowing reminder of the violence striking our
>children, our communities and our schools.  Every day, 12 American
>children under the age of 19 are killed in gun homicides, suicides and
>accidents.  Many more are wounded.
>
>   The Center has undertaken a multi-year effort to educate American
>schoolchildren about avoiding the danger of guns and to provide ways to
>prevent gun violence.  We have developed and introduced the nation's
>first comprehensive gun violence prevention program for Pre-K-12
>students.
>
>   Straight Talk About Risks (STAR) helps students build life-saving
>skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, resisting peer
>pressure and managing anger or conflicts nonviolently.  STAR
>demonstrates that gun fights and shooting accidents between children and
>teens _can_ be prevented - when young children recognize the dangers of
>guns and know how to stay away from them - when teens learn to resist
>peer pressure to carry or handle weapons - and when parents unload and
>lock up guns in the home, away from children.
>
>   The STAR program is considered by school teachers and administrators
>across the country as a proactive step towards reducing gun violence
>among children, both at home and in the community.  New York City public
>schools adopted STAR last spring to combat a rising tide of gun violence
>in schools.  The State of New Jersey followed by putting STAR in more
>than 25 middle schools, statewide.  STAR is also reaching thousands of
>students in Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland and Ventura County,
>California.  Plans for a national expansion are underway.
>
>   STAR services and materials, often paid for by grant funding, include
>teacher training, a curriculum guide for teachers, videos for middle and
>high school students, and tools for educating parents.  STAR is
>available in English and Spanish to maximize student and parent
>involvement.
>
>------
>
>Entertainers Join Fight Against Gun Violence
>
>   The Center's Los Angeles-base Entertainment Resources Division is
>working with entertainers, writers and producers in an effort to get gun
>violence prevention themes incorporated into television, music and
>films.
>
>   In August, the Center held its first "lot briefing" at Universal
>Studios, attended by more than 100 writers, producers, actors, and
>entertainment executives, to familiarize them with the issue of gun
>violence and to share ideas.  CPHV Chair Sarah Brady was joined by
>Michael Chitwood, Police Chief of Portland, Maine, and Garen Wintemute,
>MD, a nationally recognized health and gun violence prevention expert.
>The briefing included motivating and informative sessions on the issues
>of guns in the home, guns in schools, guns and self-protection, and
>children and guns.
>
>   A similar briefing was held in November at Warner Brothers Studios.
>The Entertainment Resources Division will continue to encourage industry
>professionals to portray the tragic consequences of gun violence in
>their creative projects.
>
>------
>
>Where There's a Will, There's a Way
>
>   Through your will or through planned giving of assets, you guarantee
>that your commitment to preventing gun violence will carry into the
>future and become a lasting memorial for a safer society.
>
>   If you would like to receive additional information on giving through
>your will - or through other giving plans - please complete the
>information, right, and mail to our Development Office at 1225 Eye
>Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005  or call us as (202)
>289-7319.  All gifts made to the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence are
>tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
>
>[space for Name, Address, City/State/Zip, Daytime telephone]
>
>------
>
>NRA Fails to "Clinton-Proof" 103rd Congress
>
>New Gun Control Supporters Elected
>
>   Long before the first ballots were cast in this year's Presidential
>election, the NRA had already conceded the contest to Arkansas Governor
>Bill Clinton, an outspoken advocate of the Brady Bill and a ban on
>semi-automatic assault weapons.
>
>   With their grip on the White House slipping away, the NRA focussed
>its efforts on the U.S. Congressional races, with a nearly $3 million
>campaign to "Clinton-proof" the Congress.
>
>   The NRA's goal was to win enough seats in the House and Senate to
>block any new control proposals.  They did not succeed.
>
>   In the Senate, the NRA failed to make any significant gains.  Of the
>36 seats up this year, Brady Bill supports won 18 - a not loss of only
>one for us.  However, we expect we'll have to face a major battle to
>defeat an NRA-backed effort to substitute legislation for the Brady
>Bill, and may still have to fight a filibuster.
>
>   Newly elected HCI supporters include Senators-elect Carol Moseley
>Braun (D-IL), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty
>Murray (D-WA), and Bruce Feingold (D-WI).
>
>   In the House, of the top 24 incumbents in the NRA's "hit list,"
>_only_two_were_defeated_.  Gun control leaders like Congressmen Bill
>Hughes (D-NJ), Herb Bateman (R-VA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), and Tom Andrews
>(D-ME) all beat back fierce challenges by well-funded, pro-NRA
>candidates.
>
>   HCI's Voter Education Fund ran hard-hitting radio and print ads in a
>number of key House and Senate races, highlighting the candidates'
>positions on the gu issue.  We won in four of the six most hotly
>contested House races.
>
>   Governor Clinton's victory, and his strong support for sensible gun
>laws, greatly improves the chances for passing meaningful legislation in
>the 103rd Congress.  And while we still face tremendous opposition from
>the NRA, we no longer need to overcome the added obstacle of an
>administration bent on frustrating our efforts.
>
>[picture]  Senator-Elect Carol Moseley Braun, a strong handgun control
>           advocate, was endorsed by Illinois native Jim Brady in September.
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>Ballot: Handgun Control, Inc., Board of Directors
>
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>Return to:  Handgun Control, Inc., 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100,
>Washington, D.C.  20005
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>this election, only original ballots will be accepted.  Please do not
>return copies of this page.
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>[] WILLIAM BLOOMFIELD, Jr.  Los Angeles, California
>
>   President of Web Service Company, Inc.  Raised in Los Angeles,
>degrees from University of California Berkeley & Harvard University.
>
>   "I am involved in Handgun Control to help level the playing field.
>The NRA's deleterious effect on the legislative process needs to be
>neutralized so the people can be protected by the firearm legislation
>they need.
>
>   I purchased a billboard on Santa Monica Boulevard.  It ran for seven
>months on one of the busiest streets in Los Angeles.  Hundreds of
>thousands of area residents witnessed Handgun Control's powerful
>message.  I will bring to the Board my experience gained from running a
>large, successful corporation, and my passion for the cause."
>
>
>[] VINCENT DEMARCO  Baltimore, Maryland
>
>   Assistant Attorney General of Maryland; Author of Maryland's landmark
>law banning Saturday Night Special handguns.  Baltimore _Sunpapers_
>"Marylander of the Year," 1988.  Current Chairman of Marylanders Against
>Handgun Abuse.
>
>   "I first became seriously involved in the gun control movement in
>late 1985.  Our preemptive lobbying paid off when, as predicted, the NRA
>mounted a massive effort for a bill in the 1986 Session of the Maryland
>General Assembly to overturn the _Kelley_ case, the MD Court of Appeals
>decision holding distributors of Saturday Night Special handguns liable
>for damages caused by these crime guns.
>
>   The bill to ban Saturday Night Specials was presented to the 1988
>General Assembly and passed by wide margins in both Houses and was
>signed by the Governor.  This new measure was recognized around the
>country as a landmark gun control law.  During the 1992 session, I
>organized a coalition of law enforcement, community, religious,
>education, medical, and child advocacy groups behind a landmark child
>accident prevention law.  Our new law took effect on October 1, 1992."
>
>
>[] MICHAEL GARNER  Seattle, Washington
>
>   Partner, Short, Cressman & Burgess; volunteer attorney with the
>Center to Prevent Handgun Violence
>
>   "I see Handgun Control's agenda as having three key items - to
>educate, to persuade and to advocate.  The educational process has
>largely succeeded, but must continue.  However, our next step is to
>persuade our lawmakers to enact legislation we so desperately need.
>This requires marshalling public efforts and one-on-one meetings with
>our representatives.  The third stage will be to provide the legal
>defense necessary to withstand the inevitable attacks which come on the
>constitutionality of the legislation after it has been enacted.
>
>   We need to move more aggressively and confidently into the second and
>third areas.  As a lawyer, I have had a chance to work with legislators
>and defend legislation in our courts.  I believe I can contribute my
>professional experience and personal commitment to serve Handgun
>Control, and would welcome the opportunity to do so."
>
>
>[] NELSON GOODMAN, MD  Crownsville, Maryland
>
>   Doctor since 1954; Bowie Internal Medicine Associates, 1970 to
>present.  Member since 1982 and long-time HCI Network Activist.
>
>   "As a physician, I have witnessed firsthand the results of handgun
>violence, and have sought to emphasize the medical aspects of the
>handgun problem.  I have sought support for study, dialogue, and
>legislative initiatives on the part of organized medicine to promote
>handgun control.  I have been successful (along with others) in gaining
>AMA endorsement of gun control statutes on a national level, and Med Chi
>(the state medical society of Maryland) help, locally.
>
>   As a native of Baltimore, I have long recognized the need to control
>the distribution and the use of handguns because of the devastation they
>wreak and the fear the engender.  The are a major factor in the decline
>of our cities; and their havoc continues to escalate and spread.
>
>   I have written many letters and resolutions, have testified before
>the Maryland legislature several times, and currently work for control
>of handguns on several committees of the Medical Society."
>
>
>[] DANIEL SEIGEL  Havertown, Pennsylvania
>
>   Attorney, Gay & Chacker, Member since 1983 and along-time HCI Network
>Activist and local spokesperson.
>
>   "I frequently participate - both on my own and at HCI's request - in
>radio and television programs discussing the issue of gun control.
>
>   In addition, I write extensively about both gun control and Second
>Amendment issues.  Last year, I authored "The Second Amendment:
>Judicial Unanimity, Gun Owner Dissent," a chapter in The Bill of Rights:
>a Bicentennial View, a book published by the Pennsylvania Bar
>Association.
>
>   My legal practice provides me with an opportunity to assist and
>represent victims of handgun violence.  In these cases, it becomes
>increasingly obvious why we need laws to prevent persons who should not
>have guns from obtaining them.  Stiff sentences for crimes committed
>with a gun may remove the criminal from the streets, but they do
>absolutely nothing for the innocent victim.  The only thing that could
>have assisted the victim is a pre-sale background check.  My diverse
>experience will be an asset to HCI's Board."
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