1. An amendment sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-Conn., to prevent handgun purchases by people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence passed the Senate unanimously in July. 2. As her husband looked on beside her, Mrs. Brady praised Clinton for championing the Brady law, which requires a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases. 3. As president, Bush opposed the Brady Bill, which imposed a waiting period for handgun purchases, and frequently fought against gun control measures. 4. At first blush, the Brady law appears to establish a uniform set of rules for handgun purchases. 5. Bans on assault weapons, waiting periods for handgun purchases, world-trade agreements, the U.S. financial bailout of Mexico. 6. -- The Brady bill, which imposes a five-day waiting period on handgun purchases. 7. But they all took effort, as did passage of the Brady bill, imposing a five-day waiting period on handgun purchases. 8. Clinton is expected to use another stop Monday to call for a ban on handgun purchases by people convicted of domestic abuse. 9. Davey said background checks for handgun purchases usually took about five days to complete. 10. Hastings said he would support efforts to tack on an amendment repealing the Brady law, which requires a five-day wait on handgun purchases. |