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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1986
Page
5
A former White House aide recounts the Reagan assassination attempt to urge Congress to oppose the McClure Volkmer Bill. She cites the need for stronger handgun laws including waiting periods and background checks and urges citizens to contact their Representatives. She warns of the bill easing access to handguns.
A plea urges a nationwide waiting period and background checks for handgun purchases. The message warns of criminals buying handguns over the counter and calls for congressional action before a Wednesday vote on April 9. It emphasizes protecting families like the author’s husband Jim and thousands of Americans felled by handguns yearly.
A letter urges lawmakers to oppose the McClure-Volkmer bill and back a handgun purchase waiting period. It requests more information on preventing gun access by the wrong hands and includes a contribution to Handgun Control, Inc. at 1400 K Street NW Washington DC 20005.
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