Ohio Lawmaker Unveils High-Powered Assault Weapons Ban

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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=106-12012003

To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor

Contact: Toby Hoover, 419-244-7442 (office) or 419-260-8043 (cell), for the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence; Web site: http://www.ohioceasefire.org

News Advisory:

WHAT: News conference to unveil legislation that will ban military-style assault weapons in Ohio. Participants will also call on the Ohio congressional delegation -- especially Senators Voinovich and DeWine -- to support S. 1431 and H.R. 2038, two bills that will renew and strengthen the federal assault weapons ban.

The current federal ban will expire Sept. 13, 2004 unless Congress and President Bush act.

VISUALS: Replicas of military-style assault weapons; b-roll of assault weapons being fired

WHERE: Room 110, Statehouse

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 12:30 p.m.

WHO:

-- Sen. Eric Fingerhut

-- Eleanor Helper, whose daughter survived a recent assault weapon shooting at Case Western Reserve

-- Toby Hoover, executive director, Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence

-- Michael Beard, president, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

 

[Biff]

You might want to cross post this on the Competition forum, under the topic, " National Matches at Camp Perry in Jeopardy".

 

[Coronach]

CLosed as a duplicate thread, but very on-topic.