21.   The same waiting period is in effect for those who buy handguns under the Brady bill.

22.   Three surveys show that a year after the Brady law was passed a significant number of criminals has been stopped from buying handguns by the required background checks.

23.   Until now, only those who bought handguns required a background check.

24.   Vinet, a project manager, lost his job last year after he and Jouret were convicted of conspiring to buy illegal handguns.

25.   While he supports the ban on assault weapons, he opposes the requirement of a waiting period to buy a handgun.

26.   Wintemute said the murder rate was slightly lower than average for men who bought handguns, but twice as high for women.

27.   Authorities now say Spicknall should not have been able to buy the handgun because his estranged wife had obtained a restraining order against him last December.

28.   But the veteran film actor opposed an administration proposal to extend the waiting period for background checks under the Brady law to prevent felons from buying handguns.

29.   He supports abortion rights and background checks for people who buy handguns.

30.   He supports abortion and background checks for people who buy handguns.