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Senate passes bill requiring
handgun child-safety locks
Democrats hope the vote
will result in continuing
support for amendments
to a controversial gun bill
By Sumana Chatterjee
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
WASHINGTON — In a significant
win for Democrats, the Senate voted
overwhelmingly Thursday to require
all handguns sold in the United States
to have child-safety locks.
The lopsided vote, 70-27, buoyed
Democrats' hopes for adding further
gun-control measures to a controver
sial bill that would give gun manufac
turers immunity from some civil law
suits. The National Rifle Association,
the powerful pro-gun lobby, has
pushed for the bill and President
Bush has said he wants it passed with
out any changes.
But Democrats intend to force
more votes over the next week on ad
ditional gun-control amendments,
aimed at inspiring their political base
for the election year. Specifically,
they'll press to extend a ban on assault
weapons and to require background
checks for buyers at gun shows.
The outcome on the key pending
amendments is uncertain. The un
derlying gun-manufacturers' liability
bill, however, is expected to pass with
crossover support from Democrats.
This legislation would protect gun
manufacturers, as well as sellers of
firearms and ammunitions, from civ
il liability for damages when some
one misuses their products or com
mits a crime.
The measure faces wide opposi
tion, including from some Republi
cans, the International Brotherhood
of Police Officers and other law en
forcement groups.
Bill sponsor Sen. Larry Craig, R-Ida
ho, said the legislation was written
narrowly to ensure that the gun in
dustry didn't face liability for illegal
acts by a third party, such as a gun
shop owner who intentionally flout
ed the law when selling weapons.
Manufacturers shouldn't be held re
sponsible for illegalities they can't
control, he argued.
"Our courts are now threatened by
the kind of lawsuits that are simply
not necessary, but politically motivat
ed," Craig said.
The gun industry faces about 30
lawsuits, many from local govern
ments, over the cost of gun violence.
State courts around the country have
ruled that manufacturers can be held
liable. In one suit brought against
Beretta by Cincinnati, the Ohio
Supreme Court said that the gun
manufacturer could be held liable
for its role in creating and facilitating
a criminal gun market through its
failure to use reasonable care in sell
ing and distributing guns, said Sen.
Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who op
poses the bill.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, rejects
such logic.
"Such lawsuits are not intended to
find real fault," he said, "but to play
on the emotions of a jury and drive
the gun industry out of business."
(c) 2004, Knight Ridder/
Tribune Information Services.
ATHLETICS
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"No, I think that there was a commit
ment that was retained to work within
the NCAA," Hubin said, adding that
the NCAA "is making significant
progress in addressing this."
The Register-Guard reported Feb.
10 that Oregon has reached an
agreement to play Illinois in Decem
ber in Chicago. In exchange, Illinois
is slated to be Oregon's opponent
for the 2005-06 season's Pape Jam in
Portland.
Assistant Athletics Director for Me
dia Services Dave Williford declined
to confirm that Oregon will play Illi
nois, saying the schedule had not
been finalized.
However, Athletics Director Bill
Moos said, "We've worked very hard
to schedule intersectional games
against Big Ten (Conference) teams,
and Illinois is one of them."
Hubin said Illinois would be an
"esteemed" opponent.
"We're very proud to play Big Ten
(Conference) schools because they
line up with the (Pacific-10 Confer
ence) athletically, academically and in
so many other ways," he said.
But for people such as Silva,
"proud" doesn't come to mind when
thinking about the game.
"We would prefer for the University
to rescind the contract (with Illinois),
quietly," Silva said. "We don't want to
make an issue. We all (have) better
things to do."
Silva called Illinois' mascot, which
the school has used since 1926, "the
most egregious Native American mas
cot." Others say Oregon shouldn't
play Illinois because its mascot is par
ticularly offensive.
"It's about this University's com
mitment to diversity and honoring di
versity," Silva said.
"It's about the University saying it
honors people," journalism Professor
Debra Merskin added.
Silva said he would like to avoid
conflict with University administra
tors, but he is ready to confront them
if the Illinois games proceed.
"I do anticipate activities in the ac
tivist community, and they could be
pretty broad," he said. "1 (have) a year
to think about what to do about it."
Hubin said he is "very aware of the
objections" raised by local mascot op
ponents, but Hubin said he believes
the University is not the appropriate
place to address the issue.
"The proper forum is the NCAA,"
Hubin said. "They're dealing with this
on a national level."
The NCAA Minority Opportunities
and Interest Committee, led by Chair
man Eugene Marshall, Jr., is reviewing
the use of American Indian mascots.
"The committee is in the process of
putting together a checkpoint list to
send out to the ... colleges and uni
versities that use Native American
mascots to see if their mascot is offen
sive, not only to themselves, but to
other colleges and universities and
their communities," Marshall said.
Marshall, who is the athletics direc
tor at Ramapo College in New Jersey,
said he expects schools to complete
the survey and turn in the results to
the committee by September. He said
that while some people oppose the
use of American Indian mascots and
some support it, the committee is at
tempting to find a solution that is sat
isfactory for both.
"What we're trying to do is come to
an agreement to respect each other's
beliefs," Marshall said.
Frohnmayer is not on the commit
tee but is aware of its work, Hubin
said. He added that it is unrealistic to
expect the University to push the issue
while the NCAA is working on it.
"While the issue is being actively
considered by the NCAA, I don't
think a unilateral action on our part
would be appropriate," Hubin said.
"Because there is action on the na
tional scene, that's where we believe it
should be resolved."
Contact the campus/
federal politics reporter
at chuckslothower@dailyemerald.com.
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employee said.
Police later traced the call to the
University Bookstore and obtained
surveillance video footage of Evan
gelista talking on a pay phone at the
time of the bomb threat.
The hoax resulted in the evacua
tion of several hundred people from
the libraiy, an hour-long closure and
a sweep of the library by police.
Evangelista was arrested and
charged with menacing, harassment
and disorderly conduct at about 6
p.m. Wednesday, according to EPD
records. He was released that night
without being jailed.
Evangelista will be arraigned in
Lane County Circuit Court March
10 at 8:30 a.m.
The charges of disorderly conduct
and harassment are Class B misde
meanors, and the charge of menac
ing is a Class A misdemeanor.
Delf said it is unusual for police
to catch a bomb threat suspect, es
pecially when the suspect calls from
a pay phone or a phone that doesn't
belong to an individual.
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