Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 00:50:10 -0800
To: firearms-alert@shell.portal.com
Subject: re: Feinstein tells Dole to lay off her gun law She vows a filibuster if he tries to undo her legislation


I apologize for not adding more information with my post on Saturday.  The
information 
that I got is from Saturday's (Mar. 17) Electronic San Jose Mercury News. 
The article may not be there anymore for those checking their mail after
the weekend. 
 
Now that I have time to summarize it, here goes: 
 
Senator Diane Feinstein promised to fight back with "the mother of all
filibusters" if Bob Dole works at dismantling the assault-weapons ban. 
DiFi helped put the ban on the books. 
 
Dole hopes to repeal the ban by this summer, and Clinton said he'll veto
Dole's measure to repeal. 
 
DiFi knows that there are many loop holes in the law but she knows she is
in the 
minority in the senate.  This is one of the reasons why she isn't pusing
for a stronger bill and don't think she can follow through with the
promised filibuster.  She believes that there is enough support to stop
Dole's legistlation. 
 
DiFi will push forward amendments if the Republicans try to repeal the
assault ban.  One of the tougher amendments that she may propose is a plan
endorsed by California Police Chief Association - It calls for a mandatory
registration of firearms, destruction of firearms legally taken by police
and limit magazines to six rounds. 
 
DiFi stated that she is concerned with how manufactuing companies are
getting around legislation and called them greedy.  She wants to wait and
see what happens. By waiting, she can fix the problems before revising the
law (I'm assuming the current ban).  She also claims that 69% of Americans
favor the ban and questions why the people should rescind the ban to the
largest bullying lobby - the NRA. 
 
Dole responded that he is not suprised by her comments and the GOP wants to
"focus on punishing criminals and not limiting the freedom of law-abiding
Americans".  Bob Walker, legislative director of HCI is not suprised by
Dole and doesn't think that Dole's posistion will not help him with his
presidential campign.  Walker cited a poll from the University of New
Hampshire that 3/4 of the voters in New Hampshire support the ban.  Many of
the supporters were Republicans and "they will vote in the Republican
primary". 
 
Chip Walker (not Bob Walker), a spokesperson for the NRA is suprised that
anyone is suprised of Dole's actions.  After all , "80 percent of
NRA-endoresed candidates won their elections on Nov. 8". 
 
The article also mentions that the repeal is part of a multi-bill GOP crime
package and is expected to be brought to the House in May.  More than a
dozen House Demos. are joining the Reps. with this issue. 
 
That pretty much summarizes it.  If anyone had read the article and find my
summary confusing or out of context, feel free to clarify.  The grammatic
police can e-mail me directly. 
 
 
-- 
homeboy