Status of the Congressional Crime Bill
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Omnibus Crime Bill Debate
1992-10-03T03:40:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJkZWZhdWx0c1wvQ2FwaXRvbF9kZWZhdWx0LWltYWdlLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Republican Senators blocked a broad anti-crime bill sponsored by Democratic Senators. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in November of 1991. The bill included language that would have required a five-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns, provisions for capital punishment, and provisions to overturn recent Supreme Court decisions that restrict the ability of death-row inmates to appeal their sentences.
Republican Senators blocked a broad anti-crime bill sponsored by Democratic Senators. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in… read more
Republican Senators blocked a broad anti-crime bill sponsored by Democratic Senators. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in November of 1991. The bill included language that would have required a five-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns, provisions for capital punishment, and provisions to overturn recent Supreme Court decisions that restrict the ability of death-row inmates to appeal their sentences. close
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