| Limit Ammunition To Control Hand Guns
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| | in.Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court may
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| April 30, 1975
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| | decide the issue.While hand guns can be
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| Those who would ban hand guns might well
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| | manufactured and smuggled easily, the
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| consider the old riddle: "Which comes
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| | production of bullet-quality gunpowder
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| first, the chicken or the egg?"A few
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| | requires highly developed technology.In
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| cities have adopted legislation
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| | addition, the manufacture of a shell
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| prohibiting pistols, revolvers and the
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| | casing requires a large, expensive,
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| so-called "Saturday Night Specials" in a
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| | highly accurate stamping press. Only a
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| effort to halt the soaring crime rate.So
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| | very few factories, in the United States
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| far, the effort has been like trying to
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| | are capable of making primer shells which
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| empty the ocean with a tea spoon. The
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| | sportsmen sometimes fill with
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| next town over sells cheap weapons, and
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| | commercially manufactured gunpowder.In
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| no questions asked.Congress, therefore,
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| | short, there are only a few sources of
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| seems about ready to consider the
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| | supply for powder and shells. The supply
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| controversial proposal seriously.
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| | should be relatively easy to regulate.Cut
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| Certainly only a nation-wide ban has any
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| | off the supply of ammunition, and hand
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| chance to be effective.I support hand gun
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| | guns will rust into quaint
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| legislation, but oppose attempts to
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| | souvenirs.Rifle-calibre ammunition could
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| curtail shoulder guns.Pocket guns,
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| | continue to be made available readily in
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| capable of being concealed, are short
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| | hardware and sports
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| range weapons of surprise and vengeance.
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| | stores.Revolver-calibre cartridges,
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| Rifles, however, are carried openly.
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| | however, could be furnished only to the
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| They are useful for sport and defense
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| | military and law enforcement authorities.
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| against armies of invasion.Gun control is
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| | Those with a legitimate need for
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| impractical simply because of the ease
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| | revolver shells for their freely-owned -
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| with which hand guns can be built,
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| | but registered - hand guns would have to
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| transported and concealed.Which brings us
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| | obtain them from the police after
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| to the chicken and egg puzzle.Exactly
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| | positive identification and finger
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| three years ago in this column, I
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| | printing. Purchases might be limited to
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| suggested that we give up trying to limit
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| | five shells, and empty shells could be
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| the gun and approach the problem through
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| | returned for replacement.Thus, those
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| the more vulnerable route of
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| | citizens genuinely needing a hand gun for
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| ammunition.Gun control advocates
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| | protection or other legitimate needs
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| dismissed the idea as "simplistic." The
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| | would not be denied an
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| late Congressman Frank Bow circulated the
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| | "equalizer".Criminals, of course, would
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| column to a few gun-control legislators
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| | still obtain both pistols and ammunition
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| but got an indifferent reaction.Now comes
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| | from abroad or from other criminal
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| an Illinois citizens' group called the
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| | sources. Yet, we must try to control
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| Committee for Handgun Control, Inc.,
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| | hand guns SENSIBLY even if the odds are
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| which is seeking to force the US.
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| | as hopeless as they seem to be.In
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| Government to ban the sale of hand gun
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| | controlling hand guns we must be careful
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| ammunition as a means of controlling
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| | that we don't simply disarm the citizen
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| cheap hand guns.The group has petitioned
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| | while leaving weapons in the hands of
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| the new federal Consumer Product Safety
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| | gangsters.Also, we must not abrogate our
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| Commission to ban ammunition on grounds
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| | constitutional right to "keep and bear
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| it is hazardous, and that the commission
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| | arms." The way the world is going these
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| has jurisdiction over hazardous
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| | days, this right may not be as obsolete
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| substances.This is the hand gun
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| | and academic as the gun control
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| committee's second attempt to force the
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| | enthusiasts would have us
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| commission. A year ago the commission
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| | believe.Ammunition is the weak link in
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| ruled that banning ammunition would
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| | the chain of fire-arm use. Break it and
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| amount to a "back door" ban on hand guns,
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| | we stop wanton shooting by citizens and
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| a direct violation of law that
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| | criminal alike.Lindsey Williams is a Sun
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| established the commission.Nevertheless
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| | columnist who can be contacted
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| the hand gun committee has won a court
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| | at:Website: with several hundred of
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| suit requiring the commission to
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| | Lin's Editorial & At Large articles
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| reconsider, which it is now doing.Two
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| | written over 40 years.Also featured in
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| months ago the product safety commission
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| | its entirety is Lin's groundbreaking book
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| asked the public to comment on the
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| | "Boldly Onward," that critically analyzes
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| proposal to ban ammunition. "Several
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| | and develops theories about the original
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| hundred thousand" replies have flooded
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| | Spanish explorers of America.
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