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...during which the arms dealers of the nation can check the records of potential clients for evidence of mental illness or criminal activity. The bill is named after James Brady, the Reagan press aide who was paralyzed in the 1981 Hinckley shooting and has been a leading advocate for handgun control ever since...
...Brady Bill, named after the Reagan aide shot and paralyzed in the 1981 attempted assassination of the former president, would establish a one-week waiting period for the purchase of handguns, during which the police would check whether the buyer has a criminal record. If their record is clean, the sale would be approved and all record of the background check would be destroyed. The bill obviously cannot prevent the purchase of weapons on the black market, but it would root out some potential handgun abusers...
Patrick Theodur of Mattapan, a 31-year-old driver with the Red & White Cab Association, walked into the Cambridge Police Department at 7:45 p.m. and reported that his passenger had shot him in the mouth with a handgun...
...suspect carried a small caliber handgun, Johnson said. Neither man has been arrested...
Ginsberg's large size, in a country where most are more wiry than burly, and strong Brooklyn accent are anomalies in Israel. This American who emigrated to Israel and brought his mother along with him is in charge of kibbutz security. Armed with a large handgun and a walkie-talkie with which he can communicate with military authorities, Ginsberg is on the constant lookout for armed men crossing the border from Lebanon into Israel...