TITLE

A WELL-ARMED ADVOCATE FOR GUN CONTROL

AUTHOR(S)
Stone, Peter H.
PUB. DATE
May 2000
SOURCE
National Journal;5/20/2000, Vol. 32 Issue 21, p1624
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Focuses on the Handgun Control, an organization that advocates gun control in the United States. Role of Representative Michael Barnes in the organization; Amount that the organization raised in May 2000; Why some of the polls on gun control are misleading.
ACCESSION #
3229544

Tags: HANDGUN Control Inc.;  BARNES, Michael;  GUN control

 

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