Hunters face background checks for long guns start Dec 1
The Brady Act expands to rifles and shotguns as of December 1, 1994 with instant in-store background checks. NRA and gun control groups echo concern over awareness while merchants brace for customer reactions. Checks will pull criminal and mental health records to determine eligibility. Long guns remain less involved in crime despite high profile incidents.
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National Rifle Association
Handgun Control Inc
Bob Walker
Axel Waldkirch
Pennsylvania
U.S. Boycott Gadhafi Birthday Ceremony Invitation
The Clinton administration urged African governments to reject Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's invitation to a July 6 birthday ceremony for the Prophet Muhammad. The move follows Gadhafi’s outreach to African Muslim leaders to test U.N. Libya travel ban enforcement after the OAU summit in Burkina Faso.
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Gadhafi
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Libya
Organization of African Unity
Burkina Faso
U.S
Gore to tour Chernobyl during Russia Ukraine trip
Vice President Al Gore will visit Russia and Ukraine from July 21 to 25 to tour the Chernobyl plant. Ukraine pledges closure by 2000 but seeks 1.2 billion dollars in international aid to build two new reactors before shutting down the site.
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NRC backs stockpiling potassium iodide near plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says stockpiling potassium iodide pills near nuclear plants is reasonable to protect residents from thyroid cancer in a nuclear accident. State and local authorities would decide on implementation, with federal funding covering purchases.
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NRC
Stronger warning urged for Viagra safety concerns
Public Citizen seeks FDA action after 174 reports of adverse effects including 31 deaths, urging doctors to check other medicines as causes of impotence before prescribing Viagra. FDA says safety is maintained but will review the advocacy group's petition and concerns.
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