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Train buffs consider this 2,750-mile, three-day, five-province journey one of the best in the world because of the train's refurbished Art Deco-style cars and first-rate service and the stunning scenery. Owen Hardy, president of the Society of International Railway Travelers, praises the Canadian as "a classic example of the elegant modern trains rolled out by the private railroads in their last-ditch battle against the automobile and interstate highways...
...feel your pain" Clinton on CNN's "Burden of Proof" suggested this incident was preventable if Congress could pass the tougher gun control legislation he wants . The latest anti-gun bill would require safety locks on new guns, ban the import of large-capacity ammunition clips and require a three-day waiting period for background checks before buying weapons at gun shows. Makes you feel completely safe, doesn...
...truth, this latest attempt to regulate America is nothing more than feel-good legislation. The boy took the gun from another resident criminal in his house. While a safety device might have been helpful in inhibiting him from ever getting a shot off, a background check and three-day waiting period do not appear terribly effective given the acquisition process. And this is the practical problem with most gun control legislation...
This week a bill on gun safety legislation will come before Congress. It stipulates the need for handguns equipped with child safety locks, mandatory three-day background checks for gun purchasers at gun shows and a ban on importation of large-capacity ammunition clips. The passage of such a bill is long overdue. Many senseless deaths happen every year because children play with guns obviously not intended for their use. Along with child safety locks, government funding should be provided for the development of "smart gun" technology which prevents everyone except the owner of a gun from using the weapon...
...other schools. For years smaller campus groups with fewer resources have been organizing intercollegiate events through e-mail, smaller regional meetings and other informal channels. Something as simple as visiting a student government website could yield just as much information about original events and new ideas as a three-day conference...