1. Earlier this year, President Clinton ordered the issuance of safety locks to all federal law enforcement officials who carry handguns. 2. President Clinton, in his State of the Union address last month, urged similar legislation on child safety locks. 3. And Clinton will press for a law that requires manufacturers to put child safety locks on guns. 4. And with the latest Democratic party platform endorsing gun control measures, such as child safety locks and strict background checks, gun owners say they are increasingly worried. 5. As governor of Missouri, he sought to allow the use of concealed weapons and in the Senate voted against safety locks and a ban on assault weapons. 6. A proponent of instant background checks and child safety locks, Bush as governor has signed a pair of state laws authorizing Texas citizens to carry concealed weapons. 7. A Senate committee recently defeated a proposal by the Clinton administration to require safety locks on all newly bought handguns. 8. A spokeswoman for the alliance said the campaign sought measures like mandatory gun licensing, safety locks and registration for gun owners. 9. A spokeswoman said Bush only backs voluntary safety locks, presenting another possible campaign issue. 10. Both proposals, for example, would require that guns be sold with safety locks to prevent use or accidental firing by a child. |