Representative wants each household to own a gun SALEM (AP) — State Rep Liz Vanl-ceuwen says she hns*a way to hold down crime — require ev ery Oregon household to own a gun and have somebody in the house trained to use it. Universal gun ownership by re sponsible adults would oeier crime oy maunK wieguu "ltK» dangerous for criminals," VanLeeuwen said Mon day "You can cal! lids the gun dealers promotion hill if you want." the Halsey Republican said of her bill VanLeeuwen’s hill would require every Oregon household — except for convicted felon* and others ex empted by the courts — to own a firearm and have somebody who knows how to use it She said she realizes the bill might earn her some no You can call tills Ilia gun deafen promotion bill If you want’ — Rep. Liz VanLeeuwen, author ot proposed bill toriety at a time when the country worries about In creasing violent* and some groups want to ban all or most guns ■'This is my one wild thing.” she said of the measure introduced Friday. VanUomiwen said she submitted the bill, HB2775. at the request of Jim Ricke. owner of Ricke's Sporting floods In l-ebanon. and other gun dealers. Ricke cited the experience of Kennesaw, Cia.. a town of 9.000 near Atlanta, which required nun ownership 12 years ago and experienced a sharp drop in residen tial burglaries "Criminals aren't stupid, just lazy." Ricke said He said he worked on the bill on behalf of the Oregon Firearms Trade Association and the Oregon Pro-Gun Civil Rights Lobby Inc VnnLeeuwen assumed the measure would be referred to the House Judiciary Committee headed by Rep. Del Parks. R-Klamath Falls, but she was uncertain how far it would get. The bill contains no penalty for not owning a gun and would not require ownership if people can't afford a gun. VanLeeuwan said. Ricke said a companion bill to the gun-ownership proposal would call for firearms safety training in high school. Police arrest suspected killer of two Portlanders PORTLAND (AP) ~ A man arrested in (California is a sus pected serial killer believed lo Im> linked lo I wo doaths in Portland, police said Tues day. Andrew David Kdwards. 34, was armled last Tuesday in Oroville. (Calif.. during on investigation into on alleged assault in Son lose, (Calif., ac cording to Sgt. Derrick Fox worth. Portland police spokesman. After questioning by sher iff's deputies in Butte (Coun ty. (Calif., Portland detectives were called. fCdwards was charged Mon day with murder in the death of Anthony Keith Thurman. 24, a transient whose body was found April 5. 1WH). un derneath a downtown Port land freeway underpass. Me also is a suspect in the death of |ohn Harold Schierrneister, 37. another transient whose body was found Oct 5. 1987. in a downtown Portland radroad yard. Fox worth said. H o t h T h u rinan and Sc hiermeisler died of head injuries. Edwards is also a suspect in the* deaths of transients in Kern County, Calif-. and in Pueblo. Calif.. Fox worth said Republicans want Jolin to resign SALEM (AP) — Embattled Democratic Sen. Peg folin says Republicans have turned ' extraordinar ily vicious” in their continued pressure on her stemming from her felony conviction. folin made the comment Monday after the Sen ate Republican leader called for her resignation, and House Majority l-eader Grog Walden intro duced a measure to prevent felons from serving in the legislature Walden, a Hood River Republican, said the pro posal would go on the May 1994 ballot if passed by the legislature. He said the folin matter is the top issue in the public mind about the legislature since the ses sion convened Jan. 11 Meanwhile, the minority Republicans in the Senate officially asked that folin be removed as chairwoman of a Senate committee. folin. a 12-year legislative veteran from Cottage Grove, was convicted of undue influence for seeking donations to erase campaign debts when her campaign fund actually had a surplus State law prohibits ixxiple convicted of "infa mous crimes" from holding public office. But the state Constitution gives the legislature the ulti mate authority over who’s qualified to serve in that body. That means the Republicans, with 14 of the 30 Senate seats, can’t take any official action against John without help from Democrats. It requires two thirds, or 20 votes, to expel a member. Senate Minority Leader Gene Timms, R-Bums, said Monday he believed Jolin should resign her Senate seat. He said he would request that the caucus send her a letter asking her to step down. But the Republicans decided against that after Jolin told Timms she wouldn't accept such a let ter. said GOP caucus spokesman Dan Lavey. The caucus instead sent a letter to Senate President Bill Bradbury. D-Bandon. asking him to remove Jolin as chairwoman of the Business. Housing and Consumer Affairs Committee. Republicans earlier had agreed to put the issue of her resignation aside pending the outcome of her appeal. Bradbury has said her district deserves full rep resentation ns long as the appeal is pending. r POLICE BEAT The following incidents were reported to the University Office of Publh Safety mid the Eugene polii e department from |«n 25 to Feb. 1 • An 1H year old Churchill High School student was arrested Jan, 25 for the theft of 50 Faith No More concert tickets from House of Records. 258 E Cttli Ave.. that t(Mik plate between Dei 23-28. The sus|M‘t t was arrested ufter an employee phoned police and said a man tailed House of Records and claimed to have information alrout the theft. A po lite sergeant posed as the owner of the store in n meeting with two men who saul they knew who stole the tit kets. One of the men gave the sergeant the name of the suspect and said he was a Clum hill student. The sergeant went to Churchill and arrested the suspect The suspect told the officer he stole the tick ets as a prank and sold about five tickets for a total of $40. He said he gave the rest of the tickets away after having trouble selling een altered so their numbers didn't matt It a stoleit tick et list at the gate, • A University student reported a theft of a backpack from Columbia Hall Jan. 2H The student left her backpack in Room 150 Columbia while she left a class for a brief period of time When she returned, the (mu k|nn k anil its contents, valued at SlfiS. were gone • The Red Dragon Body Art tattoo shop, HH-t E l tth Ave , reported a bur glary on (an 20. Two stainless steel tattooing pins, an airbrush, a toolbox full of paintbrushes, two voltage converters and fool pedals were taken. The total value of the stolen items is $1,000 There were no signs of forced entry, and police suspect a key was used to gain entry. • A University student reported a theft from a vehicle at a University parking lot on the 15(H) block of Moss Street |an. 29. The suspects removed part of the vehi cle's sunroof and took two tar speakers valued at a total of SIMM) • A suspu ious subject was reported at the Delta Gamma sorority, 1884 Alder St,, Jan. m Two members of the sorority called police after they observed a man climbing up the fire escape outside the building. The man told the women. “I’m a convicted rapist What are you going to do about it? " He also gave tile women a description of what he was wearing and told them his name was Luke Perry The suspect left the sorority shortly Ik-fore police arrived Police observed the man walking south on Alder Sireet. hut could not catch the suspect. The suspect is described as 5-foot-Hi. about 170 pounds, between 19 and 21 years old. with light brown hair and dark eyes. He was wearing a Guess jacket, white shorts with dark pinstripes and Vans shoes that were dark with multicol ored patches. • A 20-year-old man was arrested for urinating in public, minor in possession and falsely reporting age, and a 20-year old University student was charged with minor in possession and falsely reporting age in an incident that look place at WOW Hall, 201 W. 8th Ave.. Feb 1 Offi cers were responding to a fight at the concert hall when they observed a man urinating outside the building. The man was determined to lie a minor who had been drinking in the bar. A bartender front the hall said the suspect had shown a check-cashing card in the bar that said he was of age The bartender also said the female stu dent who was with the first suspect was also in the bar with a similar check-cash ing card. Police obtained the check-cash ing cards and cited the pair. • A 32-year-old man reported an as sault at New Max's Tavern. 55 E. 13th Ave.. Feb. 1. The victim said he was bit on the hand by another man. rnc SAN FRANCISCO MlMS TROOPS HAS ITS PINOKR ON TNI WORLD'S PULSI." im IrmtiHS (kismR This pUy it