
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, October 19, 1993                   TAG: 9310190105
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

CLINTON BACKS HANDGUN BAN FOR MINORS

Expanding his anti-crime program, President Clinton on Monday embraced a proposal that would make it illegal for minors to possess handguns under most circumstances.

In endorsing a bill by Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Clinton rejected an alternate approach by Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I., that would ban all handgun ownership by private citizens.

Kohl's bill would make it a federal crime to sell a handgun to a minor or for a minor to possess a handgun under most circumstances. Exceptions would be made for when a parent is supervising, or when the minor is hunting or shooting for sport. - Associated Press

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