| Show J Standard Examiner Bird wings may have evolved to increase Poll: More support tougher gun laws The Associated Scientists: Dino descendants began as runners not flyers The Associated Press ancestors of birds may have wings not for flying but running (aster researchers today in the journal Nature in a study that may answer a key question about the origin of flight Many scientists believe birds d dinosaurs like descended from Velociraptor featured in “Jurassic Park” The problem has been explaining how the The Press WASHINGTON - Support for gun control jumped in the week after the high school shootan ings in Colorado according to Associated Press poll and people said reducing violence in TV shows and the movies were key lo avoiding future school vio- two-legge- Archaeopteryx which lived 140 million to 150 million years ago Some of these dinosaurs must have had limbs that resembled wings but not enough to allow them to fly if they couldn’t fly with them why have wings? Paleontologist Luis Chiappe of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and aerodynamic engineer Phillip Burger of the San Diego Natural History Museum think they have found the answer They believe the crow-stze- d Archaeopteryx took off from the ground But it appeared too weak to launch itself I nn mnet mAlPm r speed then I speed by flapping your wings on the ground run that birds suppose would do this As far as I know there is no modem bird that flaps fts wings to increase 'ts ground speed he said “I grew up on a farm I’ve chased chickens I know that when they get their wmgs out it’s about when they’re ready to fall - they use it as balance But I’ve never seen one flap its wings with the idea just running So how did it get into the air? In their study Chiappe and Burger calculate that Archaeopteryx could almost quadruple its running speed with thrust from flapping its wings 10 They estimate that with a runway of to 15 yards it could achieve the 18 mph takeoff speed in about three seconds Flightless ancestors of Archaeopteryx could have used rudimentary wings to speed up when chasing prey or escaping predators Chiappe said However the theory does not fly with Larry Martin of the I Imversitv of Kansas at Lawrence of increasing its speed” Chiappe disagreed “If you go to a chicken farm and chase a chicken very closely the chicken will start flapping its wings and it will run lence The 51 percent who think tougher gun laws are more effective than tighter enforcement of current laws is up 9 percentage points from just before the deaths at the school m Littleton Colo Also 40 percent of adults said parents should face charges it a child younger than 18 commits a crime with a gun ICR of Media Pa conducted one poll in the four days before the April 20 rampage Some of the questions were repeated in an 2 poll April Before the school shootings 47 percent said better enforcement of existing laws was the way to limit gun violence while 42 percent said tougher gun laws would be more effective After the shootings 51 percent said tougher gun laws would be more effective while 39 percent said better enforcement A similar increase was found when people were asked whether they favored or opposed stricter laws In the first poll 55 percent were in favor and 40 percent were opposed The second poll found 63 percent m favor and 31 percent opposed 28-M- gun-contr- Nikon Pronca S Zoom w Film Loading Drop-I- n Built in Flash Interchangeable Lenses Full Auto & Shutter Aperture manent or merely a short-live- d reaction to the Littleton tragedy where two heavily armed teenage gunmen killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves Clinton’s proposals include raising the legal age for handgun 21 and holding negligent parents respon- possession trom 18 to sible when their children commit crimes with guns “It just seems it’s too easy for minors to get guns not just off the street but from within the household” said Maria Vigil a mother of four from Fort Collins Colo “I like the idea of waiting until you’re 21 to buy ” Charlton Heston president of the National Rifle Association argues that better enforcement of current gun laws is the answer Those most likely to shift positions after the Colorado shootings were senior citizens and women Just over half of older Americans supported tougher gun controls before the shooting compared with more than two-thirafterward Among women supported tougher gun laws m the first poll about favored them after the shootings When people were asked after the shootings what one step would be most effective in stopping school violence 27 percent said reducing violence in TV shows and movies 23 percent favored using metal detectors in schools and 21 percent chose increased counseling for teens It stands to reason that having more violent images in movies TV shows and video games would affect people’s behavior said Gary MacTavish a engineer and father of three grown children ds f4- -' Change Film from Color To Black & White Mid Roll! 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