NRA Counters Gun Control as Letters Flood Congress
The NRA launches a mass letter campaign urging members to oppose stricter gun control amid a wave of public support for reform. It notes membership of 900,000 and pledges to flood Capitol Hill with mail to influence the House Judiciary Committee ahead of action on gun sales and registration.
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Priest Fails to Get Parishioners to Turn in Guns
In Battle Creek Michigan, Rev John Huhn asked about 1000 parishioners at St Joseph Church to surrender firearms to be destroyed during two Masses but none complied. He cited a veteran gun culture and referenced a lobing incident after a Kennedy memorial Mass as inspiration. He noted a 12 gauge shotgun given by Richard Hale and planned to destroy it, urging others to follow suit.
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Pressure for Gun Control Continues Across Nation
Washington AP reports a growing push for tougher gun control with President Johnson ordering a top-priority campaign to push Congress on sales limits for rifles and long guns. Sen. Eugene McCarthy advocates careful, panic-free action and federal registration of shotguns and rifles.
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NRA members call gun owners peaceful and law-abiding
Surveys show half of American households own firearms and NRA member Casey says millions use weapons very peacefully and pleasurably. He adds they should not be punished because of a “bunch of deadbeats and no goods.”
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