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FIREARMS LEGISLATION

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

FIREARMS LEGISLATION

These hearings are in 8 parts. Part 1 (Washington) February 18, 20, 27,
March 5, 6, 13, 20, 26, and April 9; Part 2 (Chicago) April 14 and 15;
Part 3 (Detroit) June 9 and 10; Part 4 (Cleveland) June 16; Part 5
(Denver) June 23; Part 6 (Atlanta) July 21; Part 7 (New York) July 25;
Part 8 (Washington) May 14, July 17, 23, 24, September 24, and October 1
and 9, 1975

58-929

Serial No. 11

Part 8

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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

JACK BROOKS, Texas

ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin

DON EDWARDS, California

WILLIAM L. HUNGATE, Missouri
JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan
JOSHUA EILBERG, Pennsylvania
WALTER FLOWERS, Alabama
JAMES R. MANN, South Carolina
PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland
JOHN F. SEIBERLING, Ohio
GEORGE E. DANIELSON, California
ROBERT F. DRINAN, Massachusetts
BARBARA JORDAN, Texas
RAY THORNTON, Arkansas
ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN, New York
EDWARD MEZVINSKY, Iowa
HERMAN BADILLO, New York
ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky
EDWARD W. PATTISON, New York
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey
MARTIN R. RUSSO, Illinois

EDWARD HUTCHINSON, Michigan
ROBERT MCCLORY, Illinois
TOM RAILSBACK, Illinois
CHARLES E. WIGGINS, California
HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York
M. CALDWELL BUTLER, Virginia
WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine
CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California
JOHN M. ASHBROOK, Ohio
HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois
THOMAS N. KINDNESS, Ohio

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Bennett, James V., president, National Council for a Responsible

Firearms Policy

2618

Prepared statement_

2624

Brownman, Harold L., Assistant Secretary of the Army

2832

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Prepared statement.

2828

Campbell, James S., board member, National Council to Control
Handguns....

2636, 2923

Prepared statement..

2640, 2918

Carter, Harlon B., executive director, Institute for Legislative Action,
National Rifle Association_

2848

Prepared statement..

2844

Corbett, Jack, chairman, National Coalition To Ban Handguns_
Prepared statement..

2723

2720

Corrigan, Richard L., director, Federal Affairs Division, National
Rifle Association _ _

Davis, Rex D., Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
Department of the Treasury-

2848 2581, 2597, 2698, 2748 Dellums, Hon. Ronald V., a Representative in Congress from the State of California__.

2545

Gainer, Ronald L., Acting Director, Office of Policy and Planning,
Department of Justice..

2800

Prepared statement_

2795

Harrington, Hon. Michael J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts

2539

Prepared statement__

2540

Kerschner, William, owner of Bill's Gun Shop, Leesport, Pa.

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Macdonald, Hon. David R., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury- 2693, 2748 Prepared statement..

2698, 2745

McKay, Hon. Gunn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Utah.

2560

Morgan, Charles T., director, Washington Office, American Civil
Liberties Union--.

2951

Murphy, Hon. John N., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York..

2901

Prepared statement..

2899

Parker, Michael, general counsel, Institute for Legislative Action,
National Rifle Association___

2848

Quarnberg, Owen D., detective sergeant, Utah County Sheriff's
Department..

2562

Rollinger, Col. Jack R., director, Civilian Marksmanship-
Ruger, William B., president, Sturm Ruger and Co.......

2832

2673

IV

Witnesses-continued

Serr. Harold A., former Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and I
Firearms, Department of the Treasury.

2615

Prepared statement

2627

Shields, Nelson T., executive director, National Council To Control
Handguns.

2921

Prepared statement.

291

Smith, Hon. Virginia, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Nebraska..

Snyder, John M., Director of Public Affairs, Citizens Committee for
the Right To Keep and Bear Arms.

271

Prepared statement....

27

Steinberg, David J., exeuctuve director, National Council for a
Responsible Firearms Policy.

241

Prepared statement..........

2614

Welles, Edward O., executive director, National Council to Control
Handguns._ -

266

Prepared statement..

26-4

Additional material

History of handgun used by Lynette Fromme in attempt to assasinate
President Gerald R. Ford at Sacremento, Calif., on Sept. 5, 1975.
McClory, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Illinois, letter dated July 15, 1975, to Mark Borinsky, chairman,
the National Council to Control Handguns...
Statements of Representatives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms Relevant to the Bureau's Resources....
The Army Civilian Markmanship Program (National Board for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice) memorandum dated September 24,
1975...

"A Brief Case for Handgun Control and Doing Something About It
Now" (National Council To Control Handguns).........
Fromme's Gun Sold as Surplus By Government, from the Washington
Star, Sept. 7, 1975

2920

2764

2774

2669

2760

2964

APPENDIXES

Appendix 1-Correspondence, statements, and articles relating to firearms legislation.

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Appendix 3 - Additional correspondence and statements submitted for the record

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FIREARMS LEGISLATION

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1975

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,

Washington, DC.

sorataittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:15 a.m., in room Bra House Office Building, Hon. John Conyers, Jr. [chairfommittee) presiding.

Pt Representatives Conyers, Hughes, McClory, and Ashbrook. arvet; Maurice A. Barboza, counsel; and Constantine J. *a**** late counsel.

V. GONYES. The subcommittee will come to order.

I say, the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Comtres hearings on firearms legislation. What we have been ig to do is to increase our modest knowledge of the effects of ** of the Government to control firearms violence. In this we are privileged to hear from two of our colleagues in Conmorting, Congressman Harrington, as well as the gentleman doma, Ron Dellunas, Additionally we will have Mr. Owen g of the Utah County Sheriff's Department who will be ad and introduced by our collengue, Gunn McKay. Finally, have a gin shop owner from Leesport, Pa., Mr. William r, who will be introduced by his Memler in the Congress,

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Iwe new Michael Harrington, who serves with great distines the Congress on the National Relations Committee and the Lest Operations on Intelligence, the CIA Committee. Tanner an Harrington brings a great background and has been be Jad: iary Committee with increasing frequency over the ' years. I welcome him as a colleague and as a personal I note that his prepared statement is before the subcorum'ttee introduced into the record at this point, which will then *maman Hartington to make his presentation in whatever

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Mr. Harrington, you may begin.

MONY OF HON MICHAEL J HARRINGTON, A REPRESENTAIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS

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