LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
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LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
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LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Paul Duke, Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer in studio. DUKE: On program: MX MISSILE and LATIN AMERICA controversies, ANTITERRORISM efforts.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Paul Duke introduces segment on gun control issue.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
DO NOT USE Clip of Mondale campaign ad - Anti Gary Hart showing handgun, attacks Hart s record of opposition to handgun control.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
New Jersey Presidential primary campaign debate, Gary Hart, Walter Mondale and Jesse Jackson. Walter Mondale, In the New York campaign, Gary Hart said he s against gun control. I think that s an issue, particularly with the snub-nosed guns I believe should be banned. Shot of audience at debate.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Representative Robert Torricelli ( D - New Jersey ) addresses gun control. I think it is significant that this is the first time in my memory candidates for the presidency of our country have addressed repeatedly the gun control issue. And I think it is a significant milestone towards getting a law passed.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Shot of pair of hands holding pistol. Shot of handguns on display at gun store. vo.-Congress passed gun control laws in 1968 after major assassinations. Designed to reduce cheap handguns, still allowed assembly of foreign gun parts.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Shot of "men on street", one in favor of strict laws, other against all gun control.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Man shooting handgun at shooting range target. Line of men at range shooting.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
African American male shooting victim taken on gurney to hospital. Face of victim is not visible. Emergency room doctors squeezing respiration bulb over patient. Bag of blood placed on IV stand.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Michael Beard, pro-gun control lobbyist, says people more aware of violence. People have become aware of the growing problem of handgun violence in our society.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
NRA lobbyist, John Aquilino arguing for more laws against criminals. So why should we have laws that don t attack the problem. The problem is crime. If we are gong to pass statutes they should be enforceable and they should directly address the problem.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
NRA (National Rifle Association) building front entrance. Staff on telephones. Woman working on a computer. Woman sorting mail. Office work.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Michael Beard, pro-gun control lobbyist, discusses responding to NRA (National Rifle Association) lobbying. We are, in fact, changing our tactics. Going after that problem, saying if you, the private citizen of America, believe that handgun violence in our society is a problem, you re going to have to put up some of your money to do something about it.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
printed Senate Bill restricting gun control.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
CU of newspaper article.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Poster for The Dangerous Dozen
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Michael Beard, pro-gun control lobbyist, refers to Senator James McClure ( R - Idaho ) as the N.R.A.'S mouthpiece. He is the spokesman for the National Rifle Association on many issues in the United States Senate. I think we need to remind Senator McClure that he not only represents his own state, but he is a Senator of the United States. And the majority of Americans have made it very clear over the past two decades that they want strong gun control legislation.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Senator James McClure ( R - Idaho ), says he is proud to be praised by the NRA because he agrees with them. I am proud of the fact that the so-called gun lobby and I are in agreement. Because I happen to believe they are right. They happen to believe I m right. I m proud of that connection. I m not at all ashamed of it. The majority of people in my state agree with the position that I ve taken.
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Workers in the offices of Representative Robert Torricelli ( D - New Jersey ).
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
DO NOT USE Clip of TORRICELLI ad emphasizing GUN CONTROL ISSUE.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Representative Robert Torricelli ( D - New Jersey ) discusses the NRA bankrolling his opponents. "I had never met anybody from the NRA. One of the first contributions to my opponent two years ago was over $10,000. Constant mail to people saying I was trying to take away their rights to have arms. When all I was asking is that police records be checked before someone is given a gun. Money talks. When you know someone is going to write a $10,000 check to your opponent because you support reasonable handgun control, you hesitate.
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DO NOT USE CU of newspaper article.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Office workers in gun control group offices.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Michael Beard, pro-gun control lobbyist expresses hope to elect candidates that favor gun control. If we have the kind of impact we think we re going to have on the Dangerous Dozen, then the Congress is going to listen to us next time when we go in and say the people want something done on gun control. And sometime in the future we ll be able to meet the National Rifle Association head for head.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Senator James McClure ( R - Idaho ), says the gun lobby is the representative of millions of liberty-loving gun owners. The real strength of the gun lobby is
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Gun owners cleaning rifles. Handguns in display case.
LAWMAKERS, June 7, 1984 - Gun Control
Paul Duke, Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer in studio. Discussion of ironies in case-public opinion favoring gun control overwhelmingly, conservatives who want more crime legislation are also against gun control. Geographic polarization of opinion in issue.