-Caveat Lector- Bush Backs Some Gun Control By JAMES PILCHER .c The Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Less than 10 miles from where a distraught day trader killed himself after his bloody shooting spree left nine dead, Texas Gov. George W. Bush called gun-control measures currently being considered by Congress ``reasonable.'' The Republican presidential candidate said Friday he agrees with banning certain large ammunition clips and raising the legal age for gun ownership from 18 to 21. Bush also repeated his support for instant background checks on firearms sales at gun shows. ``These are all reasonable measures,'' the GOP front-runner told reporters after touring a homeless shelter. His comments came after several violent episodes in metropolitan Atlanta over the past three months, culminating in Mark O. Barton's shooting spree in two Atlanta office buildings. In May, a sophomore wounded six classmates in a suburban Conyers high school, and just two weeks before Barton's rampage a man killed two women and four children in their Atlanta home before killing himself. Bush has been criticized by Democrats as being soft on gun control. He has previously spoken against government-mandated gun registration, signed legislation barring cities in Texas from suing gun makers, and deemed mandatory child safety locks on firearms impractical to enforce. On Friday, Bush stressed that he still believes in gun rights. ``I believe innocent people, law-abiding citizens, ought to be allowed to own a gun. I believe they ought to be allowed to hunt and protect themselves,'' he said. But he added that current gun restrictions should be enforced more stringently. ``There ought to be consequences, and those consequences ought to be called jail,'' Bush said. Later, Bush picked up approximately $250,000 in campaign contributions from a $1,000-a-plate luncheon in nearby Smyrna. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
