FIREARMS LEGISLATION HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON FIREARMS LEGISLATION These hearings are in 8 parts. Part 1 (Washington) February 18, 20, 27, 58-929 Serial No. 11 Part 8 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 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 EDWARD HUTCHINSON, Michigan Bennett, James V., president, National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy 2618 Prepared statement_ 2624 Brownman, Harold L., Assistant Secretary of the Army 2832 -- Prepared statement. 2828 Campbell, James S., board member, National Council to Control 2636, 2923 Prepared statement.. 2640, 2918 Carter, Harlon B., executive director, Institute for Legislative Action, 2848 Prepared statement.. 2844 Corbett, Jack, chairman, National Coalition To Ban Handguns_ 2723 2720 Corrigan, Richard L., director, Federal Affairs Division, National Davis, Rex D., Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 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, 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. 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 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, 2848 Quarnberg, Owen D., detective sergeant, Utah County Sheriff's 2562 Rollinger, Col. Jack R., director, Civilian Marksmanship- 2832 2673 IV Witnesses-continued Serr. Harold A., former Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and I 2615 Prepared statement 2627 Shields, Nelson T., executive director, National Council To Control 2921 Prepared statement. 291 Smith, Hon. Virginia, a Representative in Congress from the State Snyder, John M., Director of Public Affairs, Citizens Committee for 271 Prepared statement.... 27 Steinberg, David J., exeuctuve director, National Council for a 241 Prepared statement.......... 2614 Welles, Edward O., executive director, National Council to Control 266 Prepared statement.. 26-4 Additional material History of handgun used by Lynette Fromme in attempt to assasinate "A Brief Case for Handgun Control and Doing Something About It 2920 2764 2774 2669 2760 2964 APPENDIXES Appendix 1-Correspondence, statements, and articles relating to firearms legislation. Appendix 3 - Additional correspondence and statements submitted for the record 3411 3415 FIREARMS LEGISLATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1975 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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, 1 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 Mr. Harrington, you may begin. MONY OF HON MICHAEL J HARRINGTON, A REPRESENTAIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS Ve Hoppington Mr. Chairman, thank you for the efforts of retatumalat yon bare just afforded me and my appreciation parD" » w'o was nat ut i letting në proceda ham |