Clinton urges Congress to pass tough anti crime bill
President Clinton in a radio address urged Congress to pass a tough and smart crime bill including assault weapons bans longer sentences and more police. He cited police officers killed in the line of duty and highlighted the Brady law with a five day waiting period amid partisan debate led by GOP Sen. Larry Craig who warned against overemphasis on gun control.
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Gun Use Rises in Offenses Across Nation
The Justice Department report shows violent crime fell overall over the decade while gun use in offenses grew. From 1979 to 1992 pistols and revolvers rose to 12.7 percent of crimes. Firearm murders reached 16,000 in 1992 and 858,000 annual violent crimes involved firearms on average from 1987 to 1992. About 880,000 people were injured and 85,000 killed in weapon linked acts. Prison inmates show 16 percent carried firearms during crimes. The Brady law push cited by President Clinton aims to curb purchases via five day waits and background checks.
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Philadelphia mother kills three children and herself
A corrections officer telephoned her estranged husband to say she would kill their three children and then herself and began shooting while he was on the line. Carmen Shahiyd, 36, killed her 15 year old son Theodore, and daughter Tya 8, and wounded 9 year old Mashi before dying at the scene. Mashi remained critical. Shahiyd, a city jail guard, had left notes outlining the planned killings.
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