| Show National 14A Wednesday May 26 1999 Standard-Examin- er New gun controls likely this year The W jsnig’on Post WASHINGTON Republican leaders have endorsed mandatory background checks for all sales at gun shows and other steps to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and youths virtually assuring that at least modest gun controls w ill become law this year The expedited plan to bring the proposals to the floor lor a vote in June represented a dramatic shift for a GOP leadership that has staunchly resisted gun control measures in the past and highlighted the continuing political fallout from the school ahootings m L tttleton Colo last month House Speaker Dennis Hasten and his lieutenants were clearly trying to avoid the kind of contusion that reigned last week in the Senate which approved a package of gun measures but only after an embarrassing series of concessions by GOP leaders The House leaders also were trying to stay ahead of House Democrats who have been pressing for quick votes on gun control and threaten to make political hay over the issue “Lverybody whether you're a Republican or a Democrat agrees that youngsters teenagers thould not be possessing guns and firearms unless it’s under parental supervision” said Rep Bill McCollum R-- Ia who chairs the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Using broad state laws against public nuisances and unfair business prac-tiea group of California cities and counties are suing handgun makers claiming the industry's marketing allows criminals and children to buy guns “They need to pay for the violenee in this country” Los Angeles City Attorney James Hahn said "They need to pav for the bloodshed They need to pay for the sullcring” The suits were filed Tuesday in I os Angeles and San Francisco two of the seven California cities and two counties that hope to make the weapons industry pay the social costs of gun violence The lawsuits claim the industry floods areas with more guns than the legitimate market can absorb and fails to place controls on distributors or dealers to ensure weapons aren’t sold through illegal purchases or via "straw buyers” es L i: $ An $ - : JVf- ' W'hile llastert and other GOP members have previously indicated support for a variety of gun control measures Tuesday's announcement marked the first time the leadership had formally endorsed a set of gun restrictions Indeed Hasten House Majority Leader Dick and Majority Whip Tom DeLay Armey all opposed the last major pieces of gun control legislation that passed the House - a ban on assault weapons and the Brady law which mandated background checks and waiting periods for handgun purchases r V ft requirement that child trigger locks be sold with all handguns and a ban on imports of large capacity ammunition clips about-fac- e Tuesday's announcement offered further Give Dad portraits for Fathers Day! s F A leadership Celebrate the gift of family Californians bring gun suits - House - area of dispute While embracing the concepts in the Senate legislation House GOP leaders cautioned that that their final gun proposals may differ slightly One dispute is likely to center on how to conduct background checks at gun shows: the Senate imposed a waiting penod while House leaders prefer an instant check 72-ho- 21 COUPON EXPFRESJUIYIO' 1999 TARGET And GOP leaders warned Democrats that they would not be pressured into precipitous action Some Democrats hope to attach gun measures to unrelated spending bills being considered this week But unlike in the Senate where the rules permit more freewheeling debate House GOP leaders appear almost certain to beat back such parliamentary maneuvering The House Rules Committee Tuesday rejected a Democratic plan to attach gun restrictions to the annual legislative branch spending bill evi- dence of the impact of Littleton which seems to have aflected a shift in attitudes towards gun control Congress has not passed any major gun bill since Republicans took control in 1994 and until recently it was thought next to impossible that either the Senate or I louse would impose even modest restrictions before next year’s elections But the Senate unexpectedly approved a package of gun control measures as part of a juvenile justice bill including the gun show background checks a FREE Portrait Sheets4? 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