Swiss vote rejects legalizing heroin and narcotics
Switzerland rejects a constitutional amendment to legalize consumption possession or procurement of drugs by 74 percent to 26 percent voting against the plan. Government officials and professionals warned the measure would turn the country into a drug haven while backers argued it would curb trafficking. Public debate followed the earlier heroin distribution program.
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Farrakhan Meets Gadhafi in Tripoli Amid Sanctions Clash
Louis Farrakhan met Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi at his Tripoli tent as authorities monitored a state broadcast. Gadhafi, recovering from a hip injury, was praised for resuming leadership in Islamic causes while sanctions and U S rules complicated any prize or gifts offered by the Libyan leader.
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Clinton signs Brady bill mandating five day wait
In 1993 President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act into law establishing a five day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks for prospective buyers.
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