Clinton seeks cooling off period for handgun sales nationwide
President Clinton said he would ask Congress to require a several day cooling off period before handgun sales despite a fast FBI instant check system. He urged tougher measures to protect children and families and to close loopholes in gun show purchases while defending a plan for a lifetime juvenile gun ban and stronger background checks.
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CBS documentary The Connection ruled fake by independent panel
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On This Day in History December 6 Events
Highlights include 1884 Army engineers finishing the Washington Monument, 1889 Jefferson Davis death in New Orleans, 1957 AFL-CIO vote to expel Teamsters, 1988 Roy Orbison death near Nashville at 52, and 1993 Don Ameche death in Scottsdale at 85.
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