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- LETTERS. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);04/10/2000 (Atlantic Edition), Vol. 135 Issue 15, p14
Offers letters to the editor regarding the March 13, 2000 issue of 'Newsweek.' Reaction to the article regarding the shooting death of six-year-old Kayla Rolland by a classmate in her first grade class; Opinion of a London reader that the United States should confiscate and restrict hand-gun...
- First-grader graduates to killer. Pryce, Vinette K. // New York Amsterdam News;03/02/2000, Vol. 91 Issue 9, p4
Reports that a first-grader at Theo J. Buell Elementary School, Michigan pulled .32-caliber weapon from his waistband and fired point-blank at six-year-old Kayla Rolland, killing the child. New Yorkers' reactions to the killing; Puzzlement over how the boy obtained the gun; Trial of children as...
- UNDER the GUN. Sudo, Phil // New York Times Upfront;04/10/2000, Vol. 132 Issue 16, p16
Reports on the debate in the United States Congress over gun-control laws after the killing of Theo J. Buell Elementary School first grade pupil Kayla Renee Rolland by a classmate. Unlicensed dealers' sale of guns during gun shows; Possible requirement of trigger locks on all new handguns;...
- Kayla's law: gun control. Cannon, Angie // U.S. News & World Report;03/20/2000, Vol. 128 Issue 11, p39
Reports on the efforts of United States President Bill Clinton to influence lawmakers to pass legislation on gun control. Inspiration for the lobby by the shooting death of Michigan first-grader Kayla Rolland by a classmate; Problems surrounding efforts to pass a bill requiring safety locks on...
- Letters. Clinton, Bill; Fotis, James J.; Bula, Allan; Rogers, Ben; Ingram, Susan C.; Ambrosi, Jamie; Shaw, James M.; Laurent, Amy; Majeski, Andrew; Beems-Coleman, Gwen; Hall Jr., Thomas F.; Edson, Hank; Plantier, Roger; Koh, Laura A.; Gelb, Lawrence J.; Moran, Amy L.; Weber, Jennifer L.; Landon, Nora // Newsweek;9/20/1999, Vol. 134 Issue 12, p10
Presents readers' letters in response to coverage of firearms in the August 23, 1999 special issue of `Newsweek.' Number of readers who responded, including United States President Bill Clinton; Intensity of readers' responses; Differences of opinion on the connection between firearms and crime...
- Clinton and Gore Blast Away at Guns. Feder, Don // Human Events;04/21/2000, Vol. 56 Issue 15, p19
Discusses the gun control initiative of United States President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. Rhetoric employed by the president; Action taken by Gore after the death of first-grade student Kayla Rolland; Family background of the boy who killed Rolland.
- Letters. // Newsweek;4/3/2000, Vol. 135 Issue 14, p18
Presents letters to the editor on a variety of topics discussed in previous issues of 'Newsweek.' Public reaction to the shooting death of six-year-old Kayla Rolland at Buell Elementary School in Mount Morris Township, Michigan; Assumptions inherent in the ranking of United States high schools;...
- `I REGRET HAVING IT IN THE HOUSE'. Fogg, Piper // National Journal;7/22/2000, Vol. 32 Issue 30, p2374
Deals with the case involving Michael Wilbanks who died from a gunshot in Adairsville, Georgia. Details on the crime scene; Implication of Wilbanks' death on the issue of gun control in the United States; Comments from Teavous Whatley, stepfather of Wilbanks.
- Why a Drop in "Gun Deaths" Cannot Justify the Gun Registry. Mauser, Gary // Fraser Forum;Nov2005, p23
The article focuses on why decline in "gun deaths" cannot justify gun registry. The Canadian government have spent an estimated $2 billion on gun registry. The government has advanced primarily two arguments to defend this bureaucratic exercise: "gun deaths" have declined over the past decade...
