NCJ Number
28516
Date Published
1975
Length
175 pages
Annotation
THIS 166-PAGE PUBLICATION CONTAINS TRANSCRIPTS OF THE FORUM ON HANDGUN CONTROL SPEECHES AND DISCUSSIONS, BRIEFING MATERIALS ON THE HANDGUN CONTROL PROBLEM, A LISTING OF PARTICIPANTS, AND A FORUM AGENDA.
Abstract
THE GENERAL SESSION DISCUSSIONS AT THE FORUM DEALT WITH THE HANDGUN PROBLEM, HANDGUN CONTROL METHODS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTROL EFFORTS, AND NATIONAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. FORUM SPEAKERS INCLUDED MAYOR TOM BRADLEY OF LOS ANGELES, MAYOR JOSEPH ALIOTO OF SAN FRANCISCO, MAYOR MAYNARD JACKSON OF ATLANTA, FRED GRAHAM OF CBS NEWS, HARLON CARTER OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, ATF DIRECTOR REX DAVIS, IAN LENNOX OF THE PHILADELPHIA CRIME COMMISSION, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL WARREN SPANNAUS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF PETER PITCHESS, FEDERAL APPEALS COURT JUDGE GEORGE EDWARDS, AND JAMES BENNETT, FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS. THE PROCEEDINGS ALSO INCLUDE LUNCHEON SPEECHES BY REP. ROBERT MCCLORY (R-ILL) AND SHERIFF JOHN BUCKLEY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)