Story at http://www.foxnews.com/national/0421/d_ap_0421_133.sml
An excerpt of the important part:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton offered a compromise Friday on background checks for gun purchases, a move he called "a gesture of good faith" designed to revive negotiations with Congress on his stalled gun safety legislation.
In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde, R-Ill., Clinton proposed retaining records from background checks for 90 days, rather than the current 180 days.
"As a gesture of good faith, I am willing to meet you halfway on this important issue,'' Clinton said. I hope this step will help break the current logjam, and bring your colleagues back to the conference table."
Hyde, away from Congress for the Easter holiday recess, was not immediately available for comment. However, the National Rifle Association said Clinton's proposal was unacceptable.
"The law specifically states that the records are to be destroyed," said NRA spokesman Bill Powers. "Once a lawful citizen has been cleared through this check, it should not be the federal government's business to be keeping files."
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"There's not much comfort in the fact that crime is down 6 percent. So instead of 100 criminals targeting you, now there are only 94. Whoop-dee-doo." -- Paxton Quigley
An excerpt of the important part:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton offered a compromise Friday on background checks for gun purchases, a move he called "a gesture of good faith" designed to revive negotiations with Congress on his stalled gun safety legislation.
In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde, R-Ill., Clinton proposed retaining records from background checks for 90 days, rather than the current 180 days.
"As a gesture of good faith, I am willing to meet you halfway on this important issue,'' Clinton said. I hope this step will help break the current logjam, and bring your colleagues back to the conference table."
Hyde, away from Congress for the Easter holiday recess, was not immediately available for comment. However, the National Rifle Association said Clinton's proposal was unacceptable.
"The law specifically states that the records are to be destroyed," said NRA spokesman Bill Powers. "Once a lawful citizen has been cleared through this check, it should not be the federal government's business to be keeping files."
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"There's not much comfort in the fact that crime is down 6 percent. So instead of 100 criminals targeting you, now there are only 94. Whoop-dee-doo." -- Paxton Quigley