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Meanwhile, police arrested a 28-year-old man allegedly carrying a firearm in the Quincy House basement...
...That was as far as he planned to go. Inside his carry-on bag, Koch had concealed a 9-mm handgun that weighs only 23 oz. and is made partly of superhardened plastic. When disassembled, the Austrian-made weapon, known as the Glock 17, does not look like a firearm. Only its barrel, slide and springs, which are metal, show up on airport scanners. The polymer handgrip, trigger guard and ammunition clip that complete its profile as a gun do not set off the security devices...
...events brought a quick response from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party. At the Tories' annual conference in Blackpool, which opened two days after the Tottenham disturbance, Home Secretary Douglas Hurd proposed a law making the commission of a crime while carrying a firearm punishable by life imprisonment. The rioters and looters, Hurd declared, were motivated by "greed and the excitement of violence." In her speech to the delegates, Thatcher concurred, saying, "This is crime masquerading as social protest...
...regulated, the Government can do little about the thousands of guns sold under the old classification. Declaring that the MAC "serves no purpose except to kill people," Democratic Congressman Robert Torricelli of New Jersey has introduced legislation that would make it a crime to possess a readily convertible firearm such as the MAC-10. The National Rifle Association considers such legislation a restriction of constitutional rights, but groups like the National Coalition to Ban Handguns see it as imperative. Says the coalition's executive director Michael Beard: "There's no legitimate sporting grounds for the MAC-10. Nobody goes hunting...
...Taser is considered a firearm (because it shoots darts), and its sale is somewhat restricted by federal law, while a handful of states have tougher rules that ban both Tasers and Novas, or limit them to police. Many civil libertarians are cautious supporters of stun guns on the ground that police are more likely to injure suspects with a gun or a nightstick. But the new charges of stun-gun abuse have sharpened their concerns. "The risks are the same as the advantages," answers Greg Thomas, a Washington police researcher. "It all comes back to the judgment and discretion...