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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 22, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER
FROM:
WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS
SUBJECT:
Crime Bill Promotion
As the Crime Bill nears enactment, we wanted to share with you some thoughts and
ideas for events to promote your leadership in the fight against crime and violence.
As you know, this comprehensive bill represents the largest federal attack on crime in
history. Accordingly, we have tried to include a wide range of ideas that build on the
bill's many and varied components. As a result, while some suggestions may not be
appropriate for every district, we expect that every district will find some suggestions
that prove useful.
The attached suggestions are designed to highlight the bill's principal components:
100,000 new police officers on the streets, engaged in community policing;
Tough punishments like three-strikes-you're-out;
Almost $8 billion for smart, effective prevention programs like Youth,
Employment, and Skills (YES), and Midnight Basketball;
Over $8 Billion for new prisons;
A ban on assault weapons, and a ban on juvenile gun ownership;
An attack on youth crime including boot camps and drug courts; and
Strong initiatives to combat violence against women.
We hope you find this useful; if we can be of further help to you or your staff, please
call:
Rahm Emanuel at 456-2531 or
Jonathan Prince at 456-7151.
�100,000 COPS
This is the signature element of the Crime Bill -- as the President has said, "the best
protection, toughest enforcement, and smartest prevention you can find."
Police Hiring Supplement. Last year's PHS included funds for new police officers in
many Congressional districts. Attend a swearing-in of these new officers; point out
that they were a "down payment on the Crime Bill" and passage means more police
on the way.
Conference Call with Mayor/Aldermen/Police Chief/Sheriff. The day the Crime Bill
passes, hold a conference call with local elected and law enforcement officials
trumpeting the potential for new police officers in your district. Place an op-ed on
community policing from you and the police chief in the local paper two days later.
Walk the Beat. If some form of community policing is already going on in your
district, spend the day with an officer walking the beat. Invite a local crime reporter
along. Begin the day at Roll Call with brief remarks to the assembled officers about
the Crime Bill. Visit with shop owners and let them tell the reporter how good it is to
have a familiar police presence.
Announce Community Policing Plan. If there is currently no community policing
going on in your district but you expect it to be launched with help from the Crime Bill,
begin preparations now to announce the new community policing plan with the police
chief and local elected officials at a Roll Call over the recess. Even if there is current
community policing, hold a similar event to announce how the department plans to
expand its efforts with help from the Crime Bill.
Police as Prevention. Many police officers participate in various prevention-style
activities --they volunteer at Boys and Girls Clubs, they work with the local DARE
program, they are simply good role models -- bring an officer and the children he or
she works with to Washington for the day. Meet with the kids in your office and
explain how the Crime Bill will work while calling on them to be responsible citizens.
TOUGH PUNISHMENT
This Crime Bill makes it clear that we are tough on crime -- when people commit
crimes they should be punished and this Crime Bill doesn't let them off the hook. It
includes stiff penalties for violent criminals -- especially three-strikes-you're-out.
Courthouse Press Conference. On the steps of the local courthouse, side by side
with the DA and the sheriff, outline the tough punishments this Crime Bill makes law.
Federal death penalties and a three-strikes-you're-out law that targets repeat violent
offenders, locking them up so they can never hurt anybody again. f3e sure to point
out that it's a smart three-strikes -- it won't overcrowd the jails with barroom brawlers;
it goes after the small but exceptionally dangerous group of criminals who commit a
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huge portion of violent crimes. Remind your audience that Marc Klaas, Polly Klaas'
father, is a strong advocate of this specific version of the law.
SMART PREVENTION
This bill rejects the false choice between punishment and prevention. It does both -because we need to be tough on criminals but we also need to give kids something to
say yes to, and turn them away from crime before it's too late.
Midnight Basketball. Already a proven success around the country, Midnight
Basketball provides inner-city youth with a social outlet that keeps them away from
gangs and drugs. Join a game one night over the recess. Before the game, make a
brief statement about the importance of effective prevention -- and have a young man
who avoided gangs because he was so involved with midnight basketball follow you.
Neighborhood Watch -- Orange Hat Patrol. Host a meeting of the Neighborhood
Watch group in your neighborhood -- at your house. If your neighborhood doesn't
have one, get some people together to start one -- and hold the first meeting at your
house. Or accompany an Orange Hat patrol one night as they make their rounds.
Summer School. Speak to students in a local summer school program about the
growing Incidence of crimes against youth -- and crimes by youth. Charge them to
take responsibility for their future and urge them to take advantage of programs like
the one they're participating in. And devote a good portion ·of your remarks to the
Safe Schools provisions included in the Crime Bill and already enacted in Goals 2000.
Summer of Safety. Although not directly a part of the Crime Bill, National Service's .
Summer of Safety program provides a good vehicle to highlight the Bill. If your district
has a Summer of Safety program going on, join the participants for a day. During
lunch, praise them for taking responsibility for fighting crime in their community and
use their work as an example for others. You'll find that many of the Summer of
Safety programs work in partnership with activities -- like community policing and
prevention programs -- that are eligible for Crime Bill funding.
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
The ban on assault weapons removes guns from our streets and schoolyards that
were designed exclusively to kill people in close-quarter combat -- at the same time it
specifically protects the rights of hunters and sportsmen by explicitly exempting over
650 hunting and recreational rifles from the ban.
Police Evidence Room. Have a press conference in the evidence room of a local
police station that contains a large number of confiscated assault weapons. Let the
police chief or sheriff open the press conference by displaying some of the weapons
and describing the terrible crimes they have been used for.
�Public Housing Visit. Unfortunately, because these guns are the weapons of choice
for gangs and drug dealers, and because those criminals too often operate out of
public housing complexes, residents of public housing are terrorized by these
weapons. Have a meeting with residents and tell them about the ban -- some of them
may join you in testimonials about the terrible havoc these weapons wreak.
Firing Range. Go to a local firing range and watch a demonstration of a gun like the
Street Sweeper followed by a conventional longarm rifle. When people see pictures of
them side by side, they won't confuse assault weapons with hunting guns anymore.
YOUTH CRIME
Just as the rate of crimes committed against youths is rising, so too is the number of
crimes committed trL youth. This crime bill ensures that young offenders are punished
with more than a slap on the wrist-- but doesn't throw them in with our most hardened
criminals where the only thing they learn is the "right" way to commit crimes.
Boot Camps. The Crime Bill provides considerable funding for boot camp style
incarceration programs for young offenders. In an environment similar to military basic
training, boot camps teach discipline and respect for authority, while they also provide
access to educational and vocational training, drug treatment, and other counseling
services. Visit a boot camp program in your district if one e~ists, or join a few of your
colleagues at a program in your state that incarcerates offenders from all of your
districts. Make sure to include "graduates" on the program -- young offenders who
have been through the boot camp and are now employed, law-abiding members of
their communities.
Drug Courts. Drug Courts use intensive court supervision of addicted defendants to
provide the carrot and stick approach that can help them beat their addiction. Used
as a pre-trial as a diversion mechanism, or as part of a post-conviction probation
program, Drug Courts provide testing and treatment coupled with graduated sanctions
for failure to comply with program conditions. Visit an existing Drug Court in your
district for the day. Meet with defendant-participants and encourage their commitment
to kicking their habit. If your district doesn't have a program, invite the local reporter
who covers these issues to Washington and visit the D.C. Drug Court together.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
The Crime Bill cracks down on domestic violence by providing substantial money for a
grant program to support increased security; training for judges and prosecutors; proarrest policies; and other initiatives. And it allows victims of gender-base-d violence to
pursue civil remedies in federal court with assistance from federal prosecutors.
Provider Roundtable. The grant programs in the Violence Against Women Act fund
an array of organizations that provide services to combat domestic violence. Convene
�a day-long summit with representatives from organizations that will be eligible for
funding and shou,ld be part of a community strategy. Don't forget city officials who
are responsible for things like street lighting; include federal and local prosecutors; and
make sure that groups that provide counseling and support services for victims are
widely represented. Be prepared to issue a report that provides a blueprint for a
comprehensive community strategy to fight domestic violence and help its victims.
Prosecutor's Press Conference. With the DA and the US Attorney, announce a joint
strategy to aggressively prosecute domestic violence. Highlight the access to federal
courts, resources, and law enforcement provided through the Crime Bill. Don't forget
to mention the tougher penalties for rape and other crimes against women. And if the
local police force has a domestic violence pro-arrest policy, make sure the chief or
sheriff figures prominently on the program.
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House De~ocratic Caucus Talking Pointi on Crime
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Obviously I . these are wri t·ten 'to speak to the entire caucus I and
·the . corresponding- range
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This is a balart·ced~ cdmpreherisi ve bill; there '_s a lot in i t
for everyone. The· Am_erican pe9ple want· it badly. - We want
YOU tO SUppOrt .it ...;._ but, especially,·. dOn It blOCk it beCaUSe
you disagre:e wit~ one or two components.
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Balanced, compreh~nsive .. This Crime Bill~ has been a long time in
the ni.aking -- but. finally 1 after SiX. yearS 1 We are Oll ·the Verge
of·enacting a bill that attacks cri~e using-the'full ran~e of
. weapons in our arsenal~ It. is a:n. incredibly balanced,· ' ·
compreher:sive bill.
-Funding:. Just look at the' funding: A little over a third goes to.
policing, 100,.000 new cops. arid more resources for· federal law
enforcement. Apd .th'en roughly a third each 'td build ·new. prisons
and to pay. for c~i~e prevention programs that will 'help kids stai·
· away from· crime in_ the first place._ ..
Punis~nt, ·Prevention.
This· bill rejects 'the false choice
b.etween tough. punishment and sm~rt prever:1tion that· has hampered
us.-in the ~ast -- in' aaditiori~~o the money~ for prisonsi this bill
, .Will make . three-strike-'-yOU Ire-OUt the laW Of the ·land; it
·includes truth-in-sentencing provisions; and 'boot camps for.
·yo'Ung~ first time offenders to. ~each ~them very clearly that crime,
'does not 'pay.
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Folks back home.
I understand that some of you.d() not support
every. compone'nt .ot' this bil-l --:-r but you . all· know how long it has
been since Congress .addressed the crime prob_lem in Arne ric?- .. · And
yori all know 'ho~ badly th~ folks ba6k .home want action agajnst -• ·
crime .. , And· you all know tha't they· are pro;:>ably expect;ing us to
somehow _miss this opportunity as we11. This time,·. we· cannot let
them down.
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DO~'t sacrifi6e it ~or on~ th{ng. · When it comes time to cast··
your ~ote on the·rul~ arid on this bill, don't sacrifice the
·entire Crime Bill because. you, dls~gree with o:ne or two things.·
And if you are really against thi~ bill .as a matter.of
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CQ~science, than you should ~ote your conscienc~ on the bill, and
I can understand that. But sio~ bl6cking-it~ Let's get this
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�August 8, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR LEON PANETTA
FROM:.
JONATHAN PRINCE
SUBJECT.:
Call to Meg Greenfield
(202)
334-7474
You should call Meg to urge the Washington-Post to get engaged in
the fight f~r the Crime Bill.
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Teli her that the Administration has worked yery hard,
throughout this process, to ensure that- this is a balanced
bill.
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You understand that she d6~sn't agree with everythirig in the·
bil.l but, as the Post has . expressed· before, evem if you ,
doriit.agree with ,verything --on balance this is a good
bill.
The\NRA chose to make this a gun control rematch, ·not the
but--that's what it has become.
Administration~-
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Now; if. the rule is defeated.,· the NRA wins -- and ·everyone
who sits on the sidelines of this fight.is helping them.
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The Post should get engaged, shouldpointout the volume of
good things 'iq this bill: iqo,ooo cops, $~ Billion for ·
prevention programs, drug courts, boot camps, ban' on
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Police
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$8.8 Billion
Prevention
$6.328 Billion
Prevention
$5.505 Billion
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Senate Programs
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Senate Programs
Police
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$3.45 Billion
House Bill
Conference Report
Supported by 65 Republicans
Supported by 11 Republicans
April14, 1994
August 11, 1994
�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Auqust 12, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR LEON PANETTA
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Rabm Emanuel":--(_,
Re:
crime Bill strategy
We must implement a dual strategy to pass the Crime Bill.
This
two tiered approach requires that (1l The President set an
appropriate tone and tenor; and (2) We organize local officials,
cabinet members, and candidates to apply pressure to targeted
Republicans.
This strategy begins today with the President's
trip to Minnesota, and must be carried out throughout the weekend
through Tuesday.
The message that we must send is simple: members of Congress
abandoned their constituents. The President's role in the next
four days is to make clear that by voting against the Crime Bill
members of Congress championed their own political safety, over
the people's safety. He must reiterate that they voted against
100,000 police officers; against three strikes and you're out;
against tougher sentencing; against the assault weapons ban;
against the death penalty.
They abdicated their responsibilty to
their constituents, showing political cowardice when political
courage was needed.
Secondly, we.must apply pressure to Republicans who voted against
the Bill. We are targeting two groups of Republicans. The first
group, the "A" list, are those Republican members who voted for
the Crime Bill in April and for the Assault Weapons Ban in May,
but against the Rule last night. There are 19 members in this
group; Kasich and Deborah Price are among them.
The second group of Republicans includes some 30 odd members who
voted against the Crime Bill in April and against the Rule last
night (11 of the original 40 changed their votes last night,
Camp(MI), cunningham (CA) etc.). We must put pressure on them to
change their votes. Our strategies follow:
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DCCC:
19 Flip-Flop Republicans
The DCCC must organize all challengers for these
19 seats to hold press conferences condemning
the Republican incumbent for voting for their
own political safety over the safety of their
constituents.
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Cabinet:
Members of the Cabinet will do targeted radio in
these 19 districts, condemning the Republican
member for abandoning the American people. These
radio segments should run throughout the weekend.
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The President: The President must draft a letter
underscoring the reasons why this is a good Crime
Bill. We will release this in the 19 districts of
those who changed their votes.
4.
Attorney General Reno:
The Attorney General should hold
a conference call with editorial boards in these
19 districts, criticizing the local member for
turning his back on the citizens of his
district. (e.g. - she would take Kasich to
task with an Ed Board in Columbus, Ohio)
5.
Constituency Groups:
Mayors, District Attorneys, Police
Chiefs, .and the handgun control lobby must
pressure local Republicans to change their votes
on the Crime Bill. Communications will draft a
press statement calling for distribution to local
these local elected officials and community
leaders, calling on members to support their city
and their police force by changing their vote on
the Crime Bill.
The strategy for the remaining 30 Republicans is the same as the
above. However our focus should remain on the 19 flip-flop
voters. They should feel extreme pressure from both local and
national levels through next Tuesday.
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MEMORANDUM FOR LEON PANETTA
FROM:
JONATHAN PRINCE
SUBJECT:
California Crime, Assault Weapons, Bob Dole
California
We searched and searched for something appropriate that occurred
in the last two days, but couldn't find anything. However, I
think you'll find the attached articles useful ... Blanche Thomas
was an 81 year old minister and grandmother who lived in Los
Angeles. In the middle of the night on July 25, someone entered
her apartment and she was bound, gagged, sexually assaulted and
murdered. She was so beloved in the city that the City Council
is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest
and conviction -- and the reward is being matched by evangelist
Gene Scott.
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How
weeks after Pastor Blanche Thomas was brutally assaulted
murdered, Congressman Huffington reversed his position
voted against the toughest attack on crime in history.
does he explain this to her grandchildren?
Dole and Gingrich
The latest wire stories are attached and references to Dole and
Gingrich comments are highlighted. You'll note that the Kansas
wire reports some specific cuts in prevention programs that Dole
mention~d, including ~ reference to a $20 Billion Local
Partnership Act. I assume that's a typo, and Dole said $2B -but even that's wrong, because Local Partnership was reduced by
$200 Million, from $2B in the House bill to $1.8B in the
conference report. I called the Kansas AP, but nobody
answered ...
I hope this is useful. Obviously, please have me paged through
signal if you need anything else this morning. Otherwise I'll be
in later to work on the President's remarks for tomorrow.
Enjoy the show ...
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Los Angeles Times
August 9, 1994, Tuesday, Home Edition
SECTION: Metro; Part B; Page 1; Column 2; Metro Desk
LENGTH: 480. words
HEADLINE: SLAIN WOMAN, 81, WAS MINISTER TO THE NEEDY;
USE THIS RELEASE;
VIOLENCE: CITY WILL BE ASKED TO OFFER $25,000 REWARD. THE VICTIM,
A PASTOR IN THE MID-CITY AREA, WAS FOUND BOUND, GAGGED AND
ASSAULTED TWO WEEKS AGO.
BYLINE: By ERIC MALNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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Blanche Thomas was an 81-year-old minister and grandmother, a
much-loved woman who, in the words of City Councilman Nate
Holden, "gave so much of her life to the growth and development
of our coriununity."
As pastor of the small Mt. Zion Churches United parish in the
Mid-City area, she worked to comfort the elderly, ease the plight
of the homeless and curb the spread of illicit drugs. And as her
daughter, Shirley Jean Better, said Monday, "she was very
concerned about violence."
That concern was well-placed.
On July 25, sometime between midnight and dawn, "a predator
who preys upon defenseless women" entered Thomas' tidy apartment
in the 1700 block of South La Brea Avenue, said Los Angeles
Police Lt. Ross Moen, commander of detectives at the department's
Wilshire district station.
Moen said Blanche Thomas was bound, gagged, sexually assaulted
and murdered.
Holden, Better, Moen and Thomas' grandson, Daniel Better,
gathered in front of the police station Monday to ask the
public's help in finding the killer. Holden said he will ask the
City Council today to approve a $25,000 award for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.
"You expect your mother to die peacefully, in her sleep, "
Shirley Better said. "It is very painful to me that she died in
this shocking way.
"I appreciate what the city is doing, to be offering a
reward," the victim's daughter added. ".And I would appreciate any
�help from anybody . . . not only for my mother, but to help
assure that this sort of thing can't happen again."
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Moen said that while some items were stolen from. Thomas' home
during the pre-dawn attack, the intruder is believed to have been
more intent on violence than on theft. The detective declined to
reveal further details about the case.
Daniel Better said his grandmother did not answer the phone
when he called her on Sunday, July 24, ·"but she's usually busy at
the church on Sundays, so we weren't concerned.
"But when I called Monday and she didn't answer, I got a bit
worried," he said. "I went over there, and the door was open.
When I went in, I found her there . . . .
"I couldn't believe it," the young man said. "I yelled out,
'Grandma! Grandma!' Then·I called the police."
Family members said in a prepared statement that the victim, a
native of Arkansas, taught school there before moving to Chicago
and marrying Samuel Thomas in 1934. When her husband died in
1971, she moved to Los Angeles to be closer to her children.
Long active in church affairs, she was ordained 10 years ago
to the ministry of the Mt. Zion Churches United, where, the
family said, "she worked tirelessly to establish an urban
ministry that would be especially responsive to the needs of the
poor and the homeless."
"Although she was 81, she was still bowling in a bowling
league," her daughter said. "She was a very active, very happy
person."
GRAPHIC: Photo, COLOR, Blanche Thomas, whose body was found by
her grandson.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOAD-DATE-MDC: August 10, 1994
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HEADLINE: METROPOLITAN DIGEST / LOS ANGELES COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEF:
LOS ANGELES;
$25,000 REWARD POSTED IN SLAYING OF PASTOR, 81
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The Los Angeles City Council posted!a $25,000 reward Tuesday
for information leading to the arrest 9f suspects in the recent
murder of an 81-year-old minister and grandmother at her.Mid-City
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Los Angeles Police Department officials asked the council to
offer the reward to aid their investig~tion into the death of
Blanche Thomas, who was bound, gagged and sexually assaulted.
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Detectives said they had run out o~ leads without identifying
a suspect.
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"They believe there is information ~out in the cortrrnunity that
could corroborate some of their information and lead to a
suspect," Deputy City Atty. Gail Weingart said.
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As pastor of the small Mt. Zion Churches United parish in the
Mid-City area, Thomas worked to comfo~t the elderly, ease the
plight of the homeless and curb the s~read of illicit drugs.
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Police say that someone entered Th9mas' apartment in the 1700
block of South La Brea Avenue on ·July:25 between midnight and
dawn. Some items were stolen, but police believe that the
intruder was more intent on violence ~han on theft.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOAD-DATE-MDC: August 11, 1994
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Los Angeles Times
August 11, 1994, Thursday, Holl\e Edition
SECTION: Metro; Part B; Page 2; Column 2; Metro Desk
LENGTH: 172 words
HEADLINE: METROPOLITAN DIGEST / LOS ANGELES COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEF:
LOS ANGELES;
REWARD IN KILLING OF PASTOR, 81, INCREASES TO $50,000
BODY:
The reward grew to $50,000 Wednesday for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of the killer of an 81-year-old
minister and grandmother in her Mid-City Los Angeles apartment.
The Los Angeles City Council offered $25,000 Tuesday in hopes
of helping police solve the killing of Blanche Thomas, pastor of
Mt.
Zion Churches United Parish.
Television evangelist Gene Scott offered to double the amount
Wednesday, and the council accepted his donation.
"He's probably seen the coverage, and because she's a lady of
the cloth, he made the donation," said Roger Galloway, press
secretary to Councilman Nate Holden, who proposed the initial
reward.
Thomas, who.was active in charitable causes in her
neighborhood, was found dead in her South La Brea Avenue
apartment on July 25. She had been bound, gagged and sexually
assaulted. Authorities have not disclosed the exact cause of her
death.
Some items were stolen from the home, but investigators do not
believe that robbery was the primary motive for the attack.
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
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· Clinton Keeps Up Pressure To Pass ~ Crime Bill
Eds: SUBS 2nd graf to UPDATE with GOP on assault weapons ban.
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By NANCY BENAC= Associated Press Writer=
WASHINGTON (AP)
President Clintbn put Congress on notice Saturday that he
won't give up an assault weapons bah as the price to revive the crime bill
that is stalled on Capitol Hill.
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A Republican leader said the gunrcontrol provision should be dropped from
the crime package and complained th~t the legislation had been gutted of its
toughest provisions and loaded withl excessive spending.
Axnious to resolve the dispute, clinton urged Congress to put off its
planned August vacation if .necessa~/y and ··stay in Washington until they get
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·'The crime plaguing ordinary ~ericans is not about to take a vacation,''
he said pointedly in his weekly raqio address.
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Clinton's chief of staff, .Leon Panetta, pledged to ·'keep the heat on the
Congress until they get that crime/bill passed.''
Democratic and Republican leaders met in the Capitol on Saturday to
dj:scuss ·their differences.
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outraged and put the blame ··at th~ hands of the Republican leadership in
conjunction with the special inter~sts.''
In a separate news conference, House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich said the
ban on assault weapons should be h~ndled as a separate bill. He said the
Republicans also demanded that ··spcial pork'' be dropped. And he said they
want tougher provisions on notifying communities about the release of sexual
predators from prison and keeping 6andatory sentences for drug dealers.
··we've extended our hand'' to plinton at a time of trouble for the
administration, said Gingrich. · ·~e can more than make up for any liberal
Democrats they lose'' from making these changes.
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sticking point in the $33 billion crime
package that hit a roadblock last /week in the House, where legislators refused
to bring the bill up for a finql ~ote.
The bill also would put 100,000 more police on the streets, build more
prisons and. jails, finance crime-prevention programs and require life
imprisonment for certain three-ti~e violent offenders.
It was sidetracked by a divers~ group of legislators that included foes of
the gun-control provision, Republicans who said it contained wasteful
spending·,· and liberals and blacks who opposed provisions expanding use of the
death penalty.
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legislation, but Clinton was adamant that the assault weapons ban is
non-negotiable.
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bill must ban the assault weapons! that have no place on our streets.''
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Attorney General Janet Reno salid later the weapons ban had been approved
by each house of Congress and desierves a final vote. ··This is the right thing
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of Iowa complained that the crim~ bill had been ··gutted behind closed
doors.'' He said its toughest prdvisions had been replaced with· ·pork-barrel
projects and spending for dance dlasses, midnight basketball, and arts and
crafts.''
''While the president support~d this watered-down bill, it wasn't tough
enough for the American people,'l he said.
Senate Minority Leader Bob Do+e of Kansas said the president should look
at this ··not as a defeat ... but as an opportunity to work out some of the
differences with members of both/parties.'' He complained that the spending
had been ··doubled, tripled, quadrupled on the House side without any
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officers in this country know we ne~d to give kids something to say yes to.''
Clinton, who spent the weekend at the presidential retreat at Camp David
in Maryland, sought to keep up a drhmbeat of pressure on Congress to revive
the legislation.
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legislation, and Reno and Panetta m~t with police chiefs and other local
law-enforcement officials at the Whli te House on Saturday.
""Those who voted the wrong way pn this bill are catching a lot of hell
back home,'' Panetta said during a ,photo session at the start of the meeting.
· ·Very frankly, the purpose of this fight is to make sure that they think
twice about what their vote's going to be the next time this bill comes up.''
Clinton planned to push the leg~slation again Sunday in appearance at
church in suburban Maryland.
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CLINTON URGES CONGRESS TO REVIVE DEFEATED CRIME BIL
(Eds: releads, new throughout)
By Henry Tricks
WASHINGTON (Reuter) - President Clinton and top Democratic congressmen
stepped up their drive Saturday to /revive the defeated crime bill, but
Republicans demanded a long list OD changes in return for their support.
In his weekly radio address, d~livered from the presidential mountain
retreat of Camp David, Maryland, c]inton
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lawmakers ··ought to be ashamed of themselves'' for rejecting it.
--The bill was shot down in a staggering defeat for Clinton on
a procedural vote of 225-210 Thursday. Its supporters claim that it could be
salvaged next week, although it is/not quite clear how they can win the eight
votes they desperately need.
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Republicans, headed by Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, sought a string
of concessions from Clinton before[they would agree to throw their weight
behind the bill. These included spending cuts and the inclusion of provisions
·.that Dole said had been needlessly/ dropped out.
In return, Dole, who was on Capitol Hill to take part in the health care
debate, assured bipartisan support/ for the crime bill, and for other pending
legislation as well.
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House Minority Whip Newt Gingrd.ch of Georgia, the number two Republican
in the House, told a news conferenbe that he advocated breaking out the ban on
19 types of assault weapons, whic~ is one of the most controversial aspects of
the bill.
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~reated separately, he said. ··My lguess is i t ' l l pass the House, to be
honest,'' Gingrich said.
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about breaking out the ban, withoJt coming to a final decision.
In his earlier address, Clintdn made clear he would not compromise on the
assault weapon ban.
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that he wanted the money for the ~ocial programs in the bill included to help
provide an incentive for young pebple to steer clear of crime and drugs.
The ··no'' vote stunned the white House, which had not only expected its
approval, but had also considered/its success to be critical to the passage of
the health reform bill.
In addition to the 167 Republicans who voted against the bill were 58
Democrats, opponents who Clinton·~aid put' 'partisan and special interests''
above those of ordinary Americans~ and caved in to pressure from the gun lobby
and the Republican leadership.
·'They ought to be ashamed of themselves,'' Clinton said, in
a bitter attack that aimed to show that the bill's opponents had shirked their
responsibility to halt crime.
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can't be the end of this fight. The hardworking citizens of the United States
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At their own news conference, th~y said Gingrich wanted ··numerous'' changes.
Meanwhile, Panetta and Attorrtey General Janet Reno met at the White House
with a number of law en~orcement/officials in order to keep up the pressure.
Panetta said initial reports ind~cate Americans are outraged by the House
action.
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cause problems for them in their No~ember re-election bids if they are seen to
be weak on crime at a time when the problem is America's number one priority.
But the Republican response is lthat the bill was voted down because it
was not tough enough.
The president's campaign on behalf of the bill continues Sunday when he
is expected to attend services at ~ predominantly black church in Maryland.
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·Doler.Failure of Crime, Health Bills Tied to Old-Style Democratic Politics
By CURT ANDERSON=· Associated Pre~s Writer=
WASHINGTON (AP) President Clinton and Democrats who control Congress are
having trouble passing an anti-cri~e bill and health reform because the
legislation resembles big governmeht of three decades ago, Senate Republican
Leader Bob Dole said.
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''Promising everybody everything, to me, that's not the politic~ of
today,'' Dole said. ''That's the p6litics of the ·~ds.''
While Clinton and Democratic leaders of Congress vowed to resurrect the
$33 billion crime bill shelved by\the House on a procedural vote Thursday
Dole said its focus ~n programs in~tead of punishment and law enforcement
would ensure continued GOP opposition.
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why it was defeated,'' the Kansas Republican told reporters.
The GOP has similar objections to Democratic health reform bills, which
they oppose as unnecessary governm~nt intervention. Dole said Clinton is to
blame for portraying himself as a ~ore moderate Democrat during the 1992
campaign.
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are crumbling,'' Dole said. ·'Everything he has is more government, more
taxes, more spending.''
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spending'' are deleted, such as a $900 million youth program, a $20 billion
local partnership act and $1.4 billion for drug courts.
·'Nobody has any idea if any oflthis is going to worki'' Dole said.
The Republican leader said redueing the spending is the key to passage of
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weapons.
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indefinitely. Democratib leaders s~y the postponement is to get official cost
estimates from the Congressional Brtdget Office.
Dole said that's not the only rJason .
. ·'They don't have any.votes to pass anything over there,'' he said.
In the Senate, a plan endorsed by Clinton that was proposed by Majority
Leader George Mitchell is ''in intensive care'' and some attention could turn
toward a moderate bill sponsored bi ~ bipartisan House group, Dole said.
''It's going to have to be a bipartisan bill,'' he said. ··As soon as the
liberals in Congress understand th~ people are against big government, we'll
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Crime Bill Promotion
As the Crime Bill nears enactment, we wanted to share with you some thoughts and
ideas for events to promote your lea:dership in the fight against crime and violence.
As you know, this comprehensive billI represents the largest federal attack on crime in
history. Accordingly, we have tried to include a wide range of ideas that build on the
bill's many and varied components. /As a result, while some suggestions may not be
appropriate for every district, we expect that every district will find some suggestions
that prove usefuL
The attached suggestions are designed to highlight the bill's principal components:
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100,000 new police officJrs on the streets, engaged in community policing;
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Almost $8 billion for smart, effective prevention programs like Youth,
Employment, and Skills (YES), and Midnight Basketball;
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A ban on assault
weapo~s, and a ban on juvenile gun ownership;
An attack on youth crimJ including boot camps and drug courts; and
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Strong initiatives to combat violence against women.
We hope you find this useful; if we1 can be of further help to you or your staff, please
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100,000 COPS
This is the signature element of the Crime Bill -- as the President has said, "the best
protection, toughest enforcement, and smartest prevention you can find."
Suppl~ment.
Police Hiring
Last yekr·s PHS included funds for new police officers in
many Congressional districts. Attend) a swearing-in of these new officers; point out
that they were a "down payment on t,he Crime Bill" and passage means more police
on the way.
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Conference Call with Mayor/Aldermen/Police Chief/Sheriff. The day the Crime Bill
passes, hold a conference call with 1bcal elected and law enforcement officials
trumpeting the potential for new polite officers in your district. Place an op-ed on
community policing from you and th~ police chief in the local paper two days later.
co~munity
Walk the Beat. If some form of
policing is already going on in your
district, spend the day with an officetI walking the beat. Invite a local crime reporter
along. Begin the day at Roll Call with brief remarks to the assembled officers about
the Crime Bill. Visit with shop owne~s and let them tell the reporter how good it is to
have a familiar police presence.
Announce Community Policing Plan. If there is currently no community policing
going on in your district but you exp:ect it to be launched with help from the Crime Bill,
begin preparations now to announce the new community policing plan with the police
·chief and local elected officials at a /Roll Call over the recess. Even if there is current
community policing, hold a similar event to announce how the department plans to
expand its efforts with help from thd Crime Bill.
Police as Prevention. Many polici officers participate in various prevention-style
activities -- they volunteer at Boys ~nd Girls Clubs, they work with the local DARE
program, they are simply good role/ models -- bring an officer and the children he or
she works with to Washington for t~e day. Meet with the kids in your office and
explain how the Crime Bill will work while calling on them to be responsible citizens.
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This Crime Bill makes it clear that We are tough on crime -- when people commit
crimes they should be punished artd this Crime Bill doesn't let them off the hook. It
includes stiff penalties for violent chminals -- especially three-strikes-you're-out.
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Courthouse Press Conference. /on the steps of the local courthouse, side by side
with the DA and the sheriff, outline the tough punishments this Crime Bill makes law.
Federal death penalties and a thr~e-strikes-you're-out law that targets repeat violent
offenders, locking them up so they can never hurt anybody again. Be sure to point
out that it's a smart three-strikes -+ it won't overcrowd the jails with barroom brawlers;
it goes after the small but excepti6nally dangerous group of criminals who commit a
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father, is a strong advocate of this specific Jersion of the law.
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PREVENTION
This bill rejects the false choice
between punishment and prevention. It does both -because we need to be tough on criminalsj but we also need to give kids something to
say yes to, and turn them away from crime before it's too late.
Midnight Basketball. Already a proven Lccess around the country, Midnight
outlet that keeps them away from
Basketball provides inner-city youth with
gangs and drugs. Join a game one night! over the recess. Before the game, make a
brief statement about the importance of effective prevention -- and have a young man
who avoided gangs because he was so itvolved with midnight basketball follow you.
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Neighborhood Watch --Orange Hat Patrol. Host a meeting of the Neighborhood
Watch group in your neighborhood --at
house. If your neighborhood doesn't
have one, get some people together to Start one -- and hOld the first meeting at your
house. Or accompany an Orange Hat patrol one night as they make their rounds.
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Summer School. Speak to.students in a local summer school program about the
growing incidence of crimes against youth-- and crimes by youth. Charge them to
bike responsibility for their future and ulge them to take advantage of programs like
the one they're participating in. And deVote a good portion of your remarks to the
Safe Schools provisions included in
Crime Bill and already enacted in Goals 2000
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summer of Safety. Although not
a part of the Crime Bill. National Service's
Summer of Safety program provides a[good vehicle to highlight the Bill. If your district
has a Summer of Safety program going on, join the participants tor a day. During
lunch, praise them tor taking responsit\ility tor fighting crime in their community and
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use their work as an example for othe rs. You'll find that many of the Summer of
Safety programs work in partnership J..ith activities-- like community policing and
prevention programs -- that are eligibl~e for Crime Bill funding.
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ASSAULT WEAPONS BANI
The ban on assault weapons removes guns from our streets and schoolyards that
were designed exclusively to kill peoPle in close-quarter combat- at the same time it
specifically protects the rights of hun'ters and sportsmen by explicitly exempting over
650 hunting and recreational rifles fiom
the ban.
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Pollee Evidence Room. Have a pless conference in the evidence room of a local
police station that contains a large ?umber of confiscated assault weapons. Let the
police chief or sheriff open the press
conference by displaying some of the . weapons
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Public Housing Visit. Unfortunately, because
these guns are the weapons of choice
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for gangs and drug dealers, and because those criminals too often operate out of
public housing complexes, -residents of pudlic housing are terrorized by these
weapons. Have a meeting with residents ~nd tell them about the ban -- some of them
may join you in testimonials about the terrible havoc these weapons wreak.
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Firing Range. Go to a local firing range I
watch a demonstration of a gun like the
Street Sweeper followed by a conventional longarm rifle. When people see pictures of
them side by side, they won't confuse asslkult weapons with hunting guns anymore.
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Just as the rate of crimes committed against youths is rising, so too is the number of
crimes committed Q:L youth. This crime Hill ensures that young offenders are punished
with more than a slap on the wrist-- butlboesn't throw them in with our most hardened
criminals where the only thing they learn is the "right" way to commit crimes.
Boot Camps. The Crime Bill provides 9onsiderable funding for boot camp style
incarceration programs for young offenders. In an environment similar to military basic
training, boot camps teach discipline an~ respect for authority, while they also provide
access to educational and vocational tra'ining, drug treatment, and other counseling
services. Visit a boot camp program in /your district if one exists, or join a few of your
colleagues at a program in your state that incarcerates offenders from all of your
districts. Make sure to include "graduates" on the program -- young offenders who
have been through the boot camp and kre now employed, law-abiding members of
their communities.
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Drug Courts. Drug Courts use intensi ve court supervision of addicted defendants to
provide the carrot and stick approach that can help them beat their addiction. Used
as a pre-trial as a diversion mechanisrll, or as part of a post-conviction probation
program, Drug Courts provide testing ~nd treatment coupled with graduated sanctions
for failure to comply with program conditions. Visit an existing Drug Court in your
district for the day. Meet with defendcint-participants and encourage their commitment
to kicking their habit. If your district dbesn't have a program, invite the local reporter
who covers these issues to Washingtd>n and visit the D.C. Drug Court together.
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The Crime Bill cracks down on domektic violence by providing substantial money for a
grant program to support increased ~ecurity; training for judges and prosecutors; proarrest policies; and other initiatives. 1-nd it allows victims of gender-based violence to
pursue civil remedies in federal court with assistance from federal prosecutors.
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Provider Roundtable. The grant
in the Violence Against Women Act fund
an array of organizations that providJe services to combat domestic violence. Convene
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funding and should be part of a community/ strategy. Don't forget city officials who
are responsible for things like street lightin@; include federal and local prosecutors; and
make sure that groups that provide counseling and support services for victims are
widely represented. Be prepared to issue :a report that provides a blueprint for a
comprehensive community strategy to fight domestic violence and help its victims.
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Prosecutor's Press Conference. With
DA and the US Attorney, announce a joint
strategy to aggressively prosecute domestic violence. Highlight the access to federal
courts, resources, and law enforcement ptovided through the Crime Bill. Don't forget
to mention the tougher penalties for rape and other crimes against women. And if the
local police force has a domestic violence1pro-arrest policy, make sure the chief or
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for everyone. The Am~ri.cah peopl-e want it ·badly. We want.
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Just look at the \funding: A little over, a third- goes t:o
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enforcement. And then roughly a tl).ird each to build new' prisons.,·
. and to pay· for crime pieve_ntion ·programs t·hat will help ki'ds' stay
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us in the· past . -.;- in addi ti~on .to. the money for prisons, this bill
will make. three-strike-you' ·re-but the law 9f the land; it
includes 'truth-in-sentencirrg provisions; and boot camps for'
youngj first time offenders to teach them very clearly that cri~e
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every component'of:this bill,...- but. you all know how 'long it has
been sii1_ce Congress address~d ·the crime problem in America. And.
you _all know how badly the :folks· back home., want.· action against
crime. And you . all know that they are' probably expect~ng us to
sorqehow ~iss this opportuni tty as well. · This· time,·· we cannot let
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your vot·e on the rul~ 'ahd · ori this· bill> don't sacrifice . the
entire Crime _Bili because ydu'disag~ee. with erie or two things.
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political cost, particularlYft with respect to our relationship
with some key Congressional p'layers. Thus, for· the first: time ·' ·
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year; we didn't attend'last !year; we leaned.on. th~s· community· for .
help with th~-assault weapons bah and we are'~oin~ to lean on · ·
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· Crime bill principles.· ·_ The I President goes to the Hill for. a
meeting with the assem,bled· cr:onferees and lays out his 3 or·4
must-have-in-tHe-bill 'principles: :100,000 cops, three-strikes.,.. -.· - ·
Y?U Ire out I. ~tc.
Th~s· se~s J.th~ stage for the . Pre~ident to. remove .
h1mself f~om the Ieg1slat1ve d1alogue and focus h1s attent1on on
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large nurnber·of events 1n tlleS/13- 5/17 w1ndow. However, 1f we
d? not lay.the neces,sary, gr9uridwor~ as this ,proce~s begins.,' we 'w1ll not have passage before Memor1al Day~ If th1s process drags,
on until July 4; it could c~eate a backlog that·wil,l have'negative implications for health care,. wel_fare, GATT, and a hos.t .
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newspapers in targeted state~. The briefings were designed to
highlight the number of new police officers that cities in those
states would receive through/ the crime bill.
So far, the briefings have bben extraordinarily successful. I
have attached the first four/ articles for your review. They
should be useful in demonst~ating the potential benefits of the
bill to wavering Members of /Congress.
'You should also know that, ~s the stories appear, we ask the
Attorney General to grant interviews· to TV stations in the
related media market.
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Albuquerque Journal
Hartford Courant
Kansas City Star
Louisville Courier
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Omaha World Herald
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Ron Klain is doing 3 todayj
Atlanta Constitution /
Burlington Free-Press
Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette;
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a communications plan for 1second half of June early next week.
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th~ next phas~ of the Presi~ent's p~rtidipation iri th~ fight
against.cri~e and-violence." rt:is designed-to demonstrate 4
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Crime and ~iolerice continries to
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·cr~me· 'Bill i.s/ wor~i~g;
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·Firmly rooted in
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str~kes
prosecJti.on ~ ·. DOJ has established an alert
system to notify us as soar{ as a U.· S .··Attorney is ready to ·go '
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~rosecution.
We have a similar ·
notification system for. the first prosecution of·illegal.sale or
posses~ion of one of the 19 assault wea~ons.
This proba~ly ·
merits a statement by t~e· fre~.ident as well as ;the AG ~ .·.·
· .First .Assault Weapons .Ban
Surprise visit to .Police S~ation.'
During' some trip in the near ·
future, .the Presid~nt shouidrmake.an unscheduled ·visit to a
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the tbip to the fire .stati~n he tobk with:Mayor Giuliani.
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soon.as ·p0SSible ~-the equ~valent 6f_ the Schwartzkopf this is
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demonstrate his continued public involvement on this issue. Keep
in mind that these people alre among- :the most important -local
validators·t0
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officers around the~ country. We· need to pic·k a· date ·fq.r· enough
in the future to allow_ Justiice to find.' enough· communi ties,· again,
targeted. as much as. possib~e,- to· hqld swe'arings-in for that date.
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This
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to school. . Bruce ·1s curre:rtly complet·1ng. the vett1ng. of, the
amendment and determining_- ~ow long a.re window. on· this lasts ..
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Incarcera.tion Gr;mts. , Abolt 90% 6f the money irt the ·crimei Bill
to help stabe~ incarcerat~ illegal alieris goe~ ~o five states.
The President ahd Vice Pre1sident should each go .to- a. different
state oh_the same day and ;present the governor or other
appropriate official with !a.._c::heck. CA - Feinstein; TX -.
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Domestic· Security Council.· J Marc Klaas.arid Steve Sposato-should
be· appointed to sofue sort of presidential advisory couricil on ·
c·rirhe · cmd ·violence. They a:re -tremendous.J,.y effective· spokesmen ·
- . for the victims of crime_
as well' as- power'ful examples of the
effect people can have when the~ get involved in the fight .
·.against <;:rime. Per~aps' :~hiis ~nnouricement could·· take plaGe during.
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responsibility,.' aJ!d family:! at a suburban,- -mi<:ldle-class church.
This would also be p good ~ime. for the· President to tal~ ~bout
domestic violence. Early to mid. December. ·. ·
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.MEMORANDUM FOR RAHM EMANUEJ AND JONATHAN PRINCE
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Here is an update for the event to announce the Director of
the COPS p~ogram, as well a~ the award of 4,600 new police to 600+
large cities (population 50,000 or more) under the COPS AHEAD
program.
EVENT FORMAT
We propose the follot..r±ng agenda for the event:
open~,
(1} Attorney Geperal
and delivers a strong defense of the
COPS program and the Crime Bill;
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(2) Mayor Victor Ashe (R)
much this program lllealis to him; he introduces
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Still, they have a basic !arne plan that is clear: they will
attemot divide our remaining forces on the Hill with a tough~on
crime-bill that slashes pF-evention, while also quietly taking
away one of our best victdries, the 100,000 cops program.
To counter this, we Jill need a clear and strong response.
It will need to emphasize that we want to build upon last year's
bill -- strengthening and improving it
without going
·backwards.
And above all, our strategy needs to be cognizant of the
fact that there are only twd possible outcomes: the P~esident
will have to siqn the bil~ that Congress sends him, or veto it:
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constituency in the donoress ~- if this is where we are
headed, posturing for[ their benefit along the way makes
little sense {and insitead, we should be looking now for ways
to close the gap betw,een us and the GOP on this issue) •
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bill 1 then the fight ~ill be over why he vetoed i t ~
requiring that we be highly disciplined .in the early stages
in saying what
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President is vetoing b. 11 tough on crime" bill for "soft on
crime" reasons.
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certain issues -- for e:;:ample, on defending the most hotly
assaulted prevention programs.
THE REPUBLICAN BILL
While Senate Republicans are still working 1 House
Republicans have already produced a draft bill.
Summaries and
spending charts are attach~d; ironically, its price tag of $29
billion is about the same
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the "bloated" 1994 Crime Bill that
they deemed so vastly overfunded.
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To ban 19 deadly assault weapons
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Every major police organization' in America supports this proposal
-- for the simple reason tHat police officers across the country
are outgunned by criminals larmed with these weapons.
Over the next twenty-four ~ours, I need every police chief in
this room, and every polic~ chief in America, to call your Member
of Congress and tell them this simple truth: tomorrow, when the
time comes to stand up and lbe counted on the assault weapons ban,
you will stand with the po]ice forces and the American people -or you will stand against them.
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MEMORANDUM FOR RICK! SEIDMANI
FROM:
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JONATHAN PRINCE
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Pre-Conference and Conference Crime Scheduling
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political cost, particularfy with respect to our relationship
with some key Congressional players. Thus, for the first time
ever, we are expressly req~esting no events at all for a short
period of time, in order to avold gloating and nose-rubbing.
However, because our goal lemains final passage before Memorial
Day, we believe it is important
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seizure policy has wide, b~-partisan support, and it is supported
by both conservative Democrats and"CBC members-- the two groups
whose support for final pa~sage is most volatile. It is also
enormously popular in the ~hicago housing projects themselves -and the warm, probably emotional, reception the President could
expect would provide a powerful underpinning of healing for the
RFK speech. This morning bvent in Chicago could be followed by
the RFK Memorial speech in/ Indianapolis later that day. Friday,
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! The Fraternal Order of Police has
requested that we join mor 1e than 17, 000 police officers and their
families at a Memorial SerFice in honor of officers killed in the
line of duty. This event ,is very important to the law
enforcement community; thel President (officeholder) attends every
year; we didn't attend lasit year; we leaned on this community for
help with the assault weappns ban and we are going to lean on
them again for help with the crime bill. Sunday, May 15
Law Enforcement Memorial.
Crime bill principles. TJe President goes to the. Hill for a
meeting with the assembled conferees and lays out his 3 or 4
must-have-in-the-bill pridciples: 100,000 cops, three-strikesyou're out, etc. This set~s the stage for the President to remove
himself from the legislat~ve dialogue and focus his attention on
the larger anti-crime mess age. Tuesday, May 17
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Chairman Biden, and Chairman Brooks announce that the conference
has come to an agreement. I Friday, May 20
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The conference agreement date is ambitious, but it is a necessary
deadline if we are going t~ achieve final passage before Memorial
Day. And we are only going to make that deadline if we make
judicious use of the President's time to put adequate public
pressure on the conferenceJ
We are very sensitive to tJe conflicting demands placed on the
President's time -- and we \recognize that there is a relatively
large number of events in the 5/13 - 5/17 window. However, if we
do not lay the necessary g~oundwork as this process begins, we
will not have passage befor1e Memorial Day. If this process drags
on until July 4, it could dreate a backlog that will have
negative implications for h ealth care, welfare, GATT, and a host
of other initiatives.
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MEMORANDUM FOR MACK McLARTY
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BRUCE REED
JONATHAN PRINCE
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Assault Weapons aan
As we discussed in yesterdjy's meeting, the President wants to
fight hard for the ban on assault weapons. This memo outlines a
comprehensive strategy for jthe campaign to pass the ban.
The bill will be marked up/in subcommittee and full committee
next week, and is likely to go to the floor early the following
week (of May 2). Therefore, we have organized a 10 day sprint.
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The President has consistently said.
that banning assault ~eapons is one of his primary anticrime principles. Going to the wall for passage of the ban
gives the President a~ opportunity to stand up and fight for
this principle. Evenlif the legislation doesn't pass, the
fact that the Preside~t fought for a key goal will be
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Shoring up liberal
The ban on assault weapons has a better
chance of passing bec~use it is legislatively isolated.
While law enforcement/ groups like some components of the
Crime Bill more than ethers, the entire law enforcement
community is united in the call for a ban on assault
weapons. And the N~ is the principal representative of
those that are oppos~d to the ban.
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the President square]y on the side of the cops. As we push
for the ban, we shou~d continue to surround him with
uniformed police off~cers -- which will reinforce the
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As in the fight to pass the Brady Bill, our essential goal is to
create a groundswell of public and elite support that makes a
vote against the assault w~apons ban politically untenable. We
must make a vote in favor tlhe only reasonable choice. And the
specific protection of 670 jrecreational guns, coupled with the
deadly appearance and hist9ry of the 19 specific weapons, allows
us to position Feinstein-DeConcini as particularly moderate -and reasonable.
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number of gang and drug-related violent crimes.
EXceptionally deadly weapons.
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hunters and sportsmenlby explicitly protecting 670 hunting
and recreational rifles.
Protects hunters' rights.
Every major law
enforcement organization supports the ban. People who
support the ban are o~ the side of police officers and the
public; people who ar~ against it are on the side of the
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Presidential Events
In addition to the constant emphasis on the themes above, the
President's involvement must clearly communicate that this issue
has his full attention and! he is bringing the full weight of his
office to bear on it.
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Early next Leek, the President must declare this
to be a priority. He must! acknowledge that it will be a tough
fight, and indicate that he is ready and willing to see it
through. The President shbuld make this announcement in the Rose
Garden, flanked by the Att~rney General and Secretary Bentsen.
The 19 guns should be dis~layed and available for inspection.
This event should also be used to deputize the Attorney General
and Secretary Bentsen to lead this fight ..
Lay a marker.
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center or rehabilitation 15acility where he can highlight the pain
and suffering caused by tHese weapons.
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specifically articulate h~s commitment to protect the 670 guns
protected in the legislat~on. The President could do this in the
radio address at the end of next week or, perhaps, he could visit
a target range or actually go hunting.
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capitalize on opportunities! to demonstrate that the President is
actively engaged -- like re~easing a White House photo or
allowing a pool spray when the President is working the phones to
persuade undecided Members.
Presidential time and energy.
Vice President and Cabinet Participation
Cabinet activity will revol~e around the Attorney General and
Secretary Bentsen, but we should not neglect the utility of other
Cabinet Members in specific[ areas; they should all be encouraged
by Mack and Christine to us[e appropriate forums to push the bill.
ATF, in cooperation with BJS, should release a
report that demonstrates th e disproportionate number of violent
crimes that are committed W:ith these specific guns. The report
could be leaked the day before it is announced and Secretary
Bentsen could do the morning shows that morning.
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The Attorney Gener1al and Secretary Bentsen should do at
least three visits each to districts of targeted members where
they stand with local police officers and display the weapons in
question. The Vice Preside'nt should also do as much travel
during the 10 day period as; his schedule permits.
Travel.
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Editorial boards, roundtab~es, and regional media.
Attorney
General Reno and Secretary 1Bentsen should arrange a series of
editorial board conference calls and roundtables for columnists
from newspapers that serve !targeted areas. Additionally, along
with the Vice President, they should be made available to
regional media in targeted !districts.
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Other Cabinet Members. sedretary Cisneros can talk about guns in
public housing. As Secret~ry Riley continues his emphasis on
youth violence, he should discuss the dangerous role these
weapons play in gangs. secretary Shalala can do an event that
emphasizes the human cost caused by these weapons -- and the
financial cost to most Americans created by treating uninsured
v1ct1ms.
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Gun bios. ATF should creaJe a one page "biography" of each
weapon designated in the ban. This should include a picture of
the weapon, historical infbrmation, and noteworthy incidences
involving the weapon, as w~ll as technical information. The
Street Sweeper, for example, was originally developed in South
Africa for crowd control; ~ Street Sweeper was found in the
arsenal of the Brooklyn Bridge shooter. Under a cover letter
from the President, these bios should be mailed to editorial
boards in targeted distric~s together with the complete list of
670 protected rifles in order to dramatize the exceptional
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President should write an open
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letter to sportsmen appealing to them, as a fellow sportsman, to
join him in the campaign tolban these 19 assault weapons that
have no legitimate recreational purpose.
Open. letter to sportsmen.
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Outreach
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Police organizations and el~cted officials should be enlisted in
this fight. We should make! a special effort to reach out to
Attorneys General and to Ma¥ors and police chiefs in cities that
have received community pol::i. cing grants. [Mayor to Congress: "Why
can't something be done aboht the deadly weapons that threaten
the lives of the cops you h6lped to put on the street?"] They
should be asked to organize! events in their communities that
highlight the need for a ban.
Additionally, we should makl an aggressive effort to reach out to
the broader community and rbcruit them to join this campaign.
Everyone from religious leatlers to PTAs should be encourage to
join the effort to pass the! only gun control measure with public
support similar to the Brad¥ Bill.
III. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
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The President w!ill need to meet with at least 3 or 4
targeted groups of undecideCi Members of Congress. He will also
need to make an as yet undeitermined number of telephone calls.
President.
Cabinet Members w!ill be asked to call specific
undecided Members of Congre ss to lay out the case for the ban.
Cabinet.
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OTHER ISSUES
We need to make a decision as to whether the ban on importation
of guns helps or hurts our ~fforts to ban assault weapons.
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February 26, 1994
. MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEYI GENERAL
FROM:
RON KLAIN (1~
SUBJECT:
BRAPX BILL €RALLENGE
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Rumor has it that on Monday, a challenqe may be brought by
NRA-backed local and etatej officials to enjoin enforcement of the
Brady Bill. Their claim may
be that the Bill's mandate that 11 law
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enforcement officers" undertake a "reasonable effort" to
ascertain the background of gun purchasers is an unconstitutional
infringement on state sove~reiqnty, under the Tenth Amendment.
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Ae originally drafted in 1986, the Brady Bill provided a
seven-day wait for handgun purchasas, during which local law
~nforcement could perform/a backqround check on a purchaser.
Thus, one of the NRA's principal criticisms of the original Brady
Bill was that it insured only dQlay in ~ purchases, without
quaranteein9 that a backqround check would be performed.
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In 1991, as part of a comprom~se that flrst won Senate
passage of the Bill, sen.jGeorge Mitchell combined the original
Brady Bill with an NRA In~tant Check alternative, to create a new
version of the legislation. One of Mitchell's major changes was.
to make the back9round check ~andatory on law enforcement
officials. This provision was included in the final version of
the Brady Bill, enacted llate last year.
Constitut1.onal Attack on lthe Law
Relying on a 1992 sJpreme Court decision, United States v ..
New Yo~, NRA-backed sta~a and local officials may attack tha
Brady Bill, saying that its mandatory baokqround checks violate
the Tenth Amendmont. Injessence, their claim would be that the
mandate from the fadaral 1 governmant to state and local officials
to perform a specific task is violative of the Tenth Amendment's
protection of core statelsovareiqnty.
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The Office of Le9al counsel has never passed on this
question, declining to rend~r an opinion on the constitutionality
of the mandato~y background checks in February 1993. Walter
Dellinger and his staff are riow studyinq the question.
Their initial read is this: even ir the mandate of
background checks is unconstitutional (and they do not yet even
concede this point), the fiVI e-day waitinq period £An probably be
severed and saved. In this scenario, the Brady Bill would be
restored to its original pr?vision -- a waiting period with the
opportunity for a check, hut no mandate of a check. If so, the
NRA's "victory" in a lawsuit a.qaingt the Brady Bill would be
pyrrhic at best.
Nbat to
Sa~
If Askeg
I think if you are asked on Monday about this issue, you
could say:
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and hope to prevail. I
I believe that the core of the Bill, the five-day waiting·
period for gun purohasJs, will ultimately be upheld if
challenged.
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A& r understand it, the legal challenge is centered on the
federal mandate on local law enforcement to conduct
background checks. Without speaking to the merits of that
legal case, my view -- Jbased on touring the country and
talking t·o countless police ohiefs and sheriffs -- is that
the vast majority of pqlice departments \¥ill implement this
law with or without a mandate.
Given how
period, I
checks -checks --
strongly law !enforcement lobbied for the waitinq
am confident 1that -- if given the time to do tha
law enforoeme.;nt will undertake the background.
whether or not they are mandated.
We will keep you informed if the litigation is in fact filed, and
if any Temporary Restraining Order a9ainst enforcement of the
Bill (the relief that the NRA would likely seek) is granted.
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�February 23, 1994
Neil Hickey
Senior Editor
. TV Guide
Dear Neil,·
The President is determined to use every resource available to enlist the entire
American community in the fight against crime and violence. Late last year, he
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indicated a desire to participate in a PSA for that purpose.
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The Ad Council, in cooperation with the National Crime Prevention Council-the same team responsible for McGhiff - worked with our staff to develop an
appropriate spot On February 10, jthe Ad Council team, largely from Saatchi and
Saatchi, came to the White House and filmed the President for the ad.
I think you will find the prokuct of their effort powerful and effective.
The President would welcoJe an opportunity to diseuss the PSA, and his
larger efforts to fight crime and violence, with TV Guide for publication simultaneous
with the release of the spot
Please call me if you have any questions or concerns.·
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Sincerely, Mark D. Gearan
Director of Communications
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WASHINGTON
FEB 18 1994
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM FOR RAHM EMANUEL
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Deputy Diredtor
of Communications
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FROM:
Ronald K. Noble '\2._\(
Assistant Setretary (Enforcement)
SUBJECT:
Enhancing Gustoms' Anti-Smuggling Program
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Treasury seeks amendments to Titles 18 and 19 to provide the Customs Service with
permanent authority to investigate druk smuggling.
a~ents,
who have primary responsibility for our border
Under current law, Customs' 2,800
security, are authorized to conduct coinplete investigations into all import/export offenses
except those involving drugs. CustoIms' role in investigating drug smuggling is limited by
the Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 197B, which established the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA), and which lirrlited federal authority to investigate drug-related crimes
to the Justice Department.
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Since 1981, the Justice Department has "cross-designated" Customs agents to conduct drug
smuggling investigations. Presently, J1300 Customs agents have temporary drug investigative
authority, while Customs' other 1,500 agents are not permitted to share responsibility for this
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work. For several reasons, this statej of affairs is inefficient and inconsistent with
"reinventing government" principles.
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First, Treasury must seek a separate designation on an annual basis for each of the 1300
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designated agents. Moreover, because the designations are for only a limited period of time
and are dependent on action by DEA!, there have been frequent occasions when all 1300
designations were on the verge of expiring. Expiration of the temporary designations would
deprive Customs agents of legal autHority to investigate drug cases and fully enforce the drug
laws, would disrupt numerous sensitive investigations, and would have a disastrous effect on
federal drug enforcement efforts.
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Furthermore, the 1500 undesignatedI Customs agents without authority to enforce fully the
drug laws are required to "hand off"1 all cases in which they discover illicit drugs or identify
leads related to drug smuggling. Such "hand offs" waste substantial resources by requiring
two agents to complete work which :could be accomplished by one. They also often require
Customs agents to transfer cases to DEA
agents who are not located near the origin of the
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case. In addition, significant investigative opportunities are often missed when agents
without authority to investigate drug violations discover information indicating a potential
drug smuggling violation.
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All Customs agents should be provided with authority to investigate drug smuggling through
the existing smuggling statute, 18 U.S.C. 545. Granting Customs such authority will enable
Customs to perform fully one of its cbre functions - border enforcement - under its own
statutory authority. Providing Custorhs
with such authority by amending Title 18 U.S. C.
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545, which is limited to smuggling offenses, instead of providing Customs with Title 21
authority, the statutory basis for DEA's jurisdiction, will ensure that Customs does not
compete with DEA for drug investigJtions inside the border areas.
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This initiative would make significani federal resources available immediately to combat
drug-related crime at no additional c6st to the taxpayer, by vesting all Customs agents with
authority to investigate drug smugglihg violations. Already, even though less than half of its
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agents have authority to investigate drug smuggling violations, in FY 1993, Customs agents
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handled 9,065 drug cases, made 6,8:?1 drug-related arrests, which resulted in 4,215
indictments and 4,169 convictions. Moreover,
in FY 1993, Customs seized 2,955 pounds of
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heroin, 175,318 pounds of cocaine, :26,089 pounds of hashish, 507, 249 pounds of
marijuana, 2,129 pounds of opium, ~nd 17,864,966 units of other drugs (e.g., pills, tablets,
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etc.). Therefore, empowering 1,500 additional Customs agents will contribute significantly
to border interdiction. The initiativ~ also will allow the government to "fill the gap" in the
many border areas where Customs ~gents outnumber DEA agents and in the border areas
where there is no D EA presence. I
There is ample precedent for providing Customs with such authority. Although DEA is the
lead agency for federal drug investigations, other agencies, including the FBI, the Postal
Service, and the Park Service, have been provided drug investigative authority for their areas
of responsibility.
Attached are the proposed amendments. The first two amendments, to 18 U.S.C. 545 and
19 U.S.C. 1595a, would incorporat~ enforcement penalty and seizure provisions in the laws
Customs enforces, similar to those currently in Title 21. In addition, the Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1973 would be amenoed to permit Customs to investigate fully and enforce the
laws against controlled substances fith 'respect to smuggling offenses.
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Legislation Required:
Include specific provisions in 18 U.S.C. 545 to make unlawful the importation of
controlled substances and the use of communication facilities for such importation
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Statutory Language:
1. By designating the existing' language as subsection "a.", and
2. By adding the following as\ subsection "b.":
b. Importations of Controlled Substances.
Any person whj violates the provisions of this section shall be liable
for a fine of not! more than $250,000 or imprisonment for not more
than 20 years, dr both, if any of the merchandise involved was a
controlled subsdnce.
3. By adding the following as subsection "c.":
c. Use of Communication Facility.
unla~ful
for any person knowingly or intentionally to use
It shall be
any communication facility in committing or in causing or facilitating
the commission bf any act or acts constituting a violation of this section
if any of the metchandise involved was a controlled substance. Each
separate use of J communication facility shall be a separate offense
under this sectioh. For purposes of this section, the term
"communication\facility" means any and all public and private
instrumentalities\used or useful in the transmission of writing, signs,
signals, pictures! or sounds of all kinds and includes mail, telephone,
wire, radio, and\all other means of communication.
4. By adding the following as\subsection "d.":
d. Attempts and Conspiracy.
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It shall be unlaw!ful for any person to attempt or conspire to commit
any violation of ~his section.
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Amend 19 U.S.C. 1595a to include specific provisions for the seizure and forfeiture of
monetary instruments and real property related to unlawful importations and
exportations of controlled substance~
Statutory Language:
The following new subsection is inserted:
(d) Violations involving contJolled substances.
Customs officers may Jize and forfeit the following:
(1) all moneys, negotiatile instruments, securities or other things of value
furnished or intended td be furnished by any person in exchange for a
controlled substance th~t is intended to be imported or exported contrary to
law or has been importJd or exported contrary to law, all proceeds traceable to
such an exchange, and
moneys, negotiable instruments, and securities, used
or intended to be used
facilitate an importation or exportation of controlled
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(2) all real property, in~luding any right, title, and interest (including any
leasehold interest) in th~ whole of any lot or tract of land and any
appurtenances or impro~ements, which is used or intended to be used, in any
manner or part, to imp?rt or export a controlled substance contrary to law, or
to facilitate an importation or exportation of a controlled substance contrary to
law, except that no property shall be forfeited under this paragraph, to the
extent of an interest of ian owner, by reason of any act or omission established
by that owner to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge or
consent of that owner
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(3) This section does not restrict the liability of property to seizure and
forfeiture under other ~revisions of this section, the Customs laws, or other
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laws enforced by Customs.
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Analysis for the amendments to l8~.s.c. 545 and 19 U.S.C. l595a
Although the smuggling of drugs clearly constitutes a customs offense (e.g., a violation of
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the smuggling statute, 18 U.S.C. 545:), prosecutors currently almost exclusively charge Title
21 violations in such cases because of the enhanced penalties and seizure authorities available
under that Title. The proposed ame~dment to the smuggling and the customs seizure statutes
would incorporate enforcement penalty and seizure provisions similar to those currently in
Title 21 and therefore would enable <j::ustoms agents and prosecutors to take action against
smugglers under the customs laws. To preserve the prosecutorial discretion of Assistant
U.S. Attorneys, the amendment makes it clear that prosecutors will still have the option of
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charging such violations as either Customs offenses (Title 18) or as violations of the
Controlled Substances Act (Title 21).
In order to achieve actual sentencing parity between drug smuggling offenses charged under
Title 18 and Title 21, Congress will ~lso have to direct the Sentencing Guidelines
Commission to amend the Sentencing Guidelines in accordance with that objective.
Amend the Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, 87 Stat. 1091 to provide that certain
seizures, detention, and apprehensi<~ms shall be turned over to the jurisdiction of the
Attorney General.
Statutory Language:
1. The following language is tleleted from Section 1:
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Provided, that any illicit narcotics, dangerous drugs, marihuana, or related
evidence seized, and a~y person apprehended or detained by the Secretary or
any or any officer of the Department of the Treasury, pursuant to the authority
retained in them by virtue of this section, shall be turned over forthwith to the
jurisdiction of the Attofney General;
2. The following language is beleted from Section 2:
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Provided, that any pers;on apprehended or detained by the
Secretary or his designee pursuant to this section shall be turned
over forthwith to the jJrisdiction of the Attorney General; and,
Analysis:
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These amendments will reflect that thb Customs Service may fully investigate and enforce
smuggling offenses involving controll~d substances. They will not restrict any other
authorities vested by law in the Custo~ns
Service, nor do they restrict the discretion of the
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Attorney General to prosecute drug offenses, including cases constituting a violation of 18
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U.S. C. 545, the Controlled Substances Act or the Controlled Substances Import and Export
Act.
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Brodu Pinn
Schedule
Friday, 2/25
Bentsen in Doik:Js?
Saturday, 2/26
r)residenb Ruc.:.lio AddrE6
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Ps1lecsed o:-(el
Sunday, 2/27
Monday, 2/28
Tr·eosur!.:J!Bt1TF (!l8:;s hri8ht1g re: bg!stics
Prosident in Chigr_1go - schor:Ji
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OU 1r-:-lr
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Kent Marku$ i
Proposed 11Brady Implementation" Schedule
Febmary 17, 1994
G~il Hoffl'nan-aru:l ! have rnet:-. 61ven existing tr,wel plane. and cont-;;traln0,
propooe t,he fol!""1ng ochedule for Brat lmplement,;;rt;lon evento:
Relea-;;e of -;;t.at!!?tlcG regarding gune- uged lt1 cr·!me~
which wer'e purchlased from dealers by pen~ong \.\~t-h
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criminal recor·de (i.e. gun wouldn't have been so!d tf
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there h.:1d been t1 Brt~dy check) (!'late: thJs complete
gtatigtic.::ll ana!y~is doesn't en<l-;;t at thle'i time; to get
it done by 2/25 ~till be .::l t11ejor pu~h)
Fri.. 2/25 -
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chec;h~
one
etate in which beckgr-ound
wli! cornme:nc;e
for the flr--e;t time or1 2/28) with
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of the fa!lowfng:
N3 Reno 1- Al•l:>arna (will already l>o thore)
Sec. Berf.?tm - (any Brady :7t.ate) (Ncte:
Da!L~e
pollee iOlre reportedly very excited about Brady)
VF' Gore
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Brady 6t£llte)
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Appearance woul1 be at. pollee -;;tation getting
ready for check~
illt .:1 friendly gun dealer who
i!:l !':lupportive of 9hecks~ discueelon of etatietice
rel$a~~d and 6taflr5tic6 regillrding gun deniale In
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stateg with b~c;kgrmmd checke>.
Sat .. 2/26-
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focue.ed on
Radio
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from DC Polrce Precinct
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weapon~··firearm rc.form block" in the
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regarding iogle;~lce; of 2128 Implementation .$1nd
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2128· - f'resident in Chiccagoj event at a school; r5lea~e
of statiet!cg t•egkrdir1g gur1s uee-.d !n il!inio~ but
bought in fitatee;: without bo.'lc:kground checke;
poe;e;fblc part:fc!pation ir1 the ever1t by J!m Bt·ady
Ai3 Reno in Po.ln; event .t police .-tatlon;
releaBe of trace ktatietics (ae above) fot· Mass.;
po:3~ibfe p.art.icip~t:ion In the event by Sarah Br·ady
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a E3raely
eMh hf~ an exi~tlng permit a11d/or background
check provie.!on which
e-.<empts t;r.em fr'om Br'ady. vo no
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e;t.artlng on 2128).
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achedu!Jng of the. event6 with the pr-opb~~ principleB. AB eoon ag I'm it1formed of elgn~off
re.garding th~ type of event propo~ed 8hd the prefe-rred p~rt!cipant6 in each event, I can
proceed 'to get them ~et up and t~ke ~yhate:ver &.ictiorJS are dee>ireJ.
cc: Gail Hoffm.nn
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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS ON
FIREARMS
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CRI~ES
AND VICTIMIZATIONS
Bureau of Justice Statistics
1. How often are firearms in:volved in crime?
-Nationwide, Americans experience an average of 6.7 million
violent crimes each year---rapes, robberies, and assaults.
victims of violent criine report tnat in nearly 13% of the
violent cr.imes, the offender was armed with a firearm--.+an
average of about S5B 1 doo armed attacks with firearms each
year. In addition, in ~oth 1991 ar.1d 1992 there were more than
16 , o oo murde:r· s with f i:rlearms annua 11 y.
-Law enfo:rcement agenc1ies nationwide report nearly 600, ooo
crimes each year which are brought to their
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attention~--in • 199:2 there
were :more than 16,000 murders,
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271,000 robber1es 1 and 278 1 000 aggravated assaults with
firearros. Firearms arb involved in about a third of the
murders, robberies, and aggravated assaults reported to law
enforcement agencies. I A recent study of forcible rapes
1.·eported to the police ih three st.ates found that about 5% of
such crimes :may involve the use of a firearm.
This is quite
similar to reported u~e of a handgun in rape obtained from
rape victims nationwide---about 20% of rape victims report a
weapon was used and ab~ut a third of these, or about 6% of all
rape victims, report that the weapon was a handgun.
firearms
~whic.h
-'l'he. number of violenJ attacks involving firearms
are
reported to law enforbement agencies has increased rapidly
since 19137 1 growing by
average
about 40,000 per year, or
55% when 1987 and 1992 are compared. -During the same years,
violent crimes without firearms grew only 22%---firearm
violence· is growing 2 lll/2 times as :fast as violent crime not
involving the use of firearms.
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of
~over
this period, thl number of firearms murders increased
36% 1 robberies with firearms grew by 59%, and aggravated
assaults \vith firearnls were up 52%.
By contrast, again
comparing 1987 to 1992) the number of murder5 without firearms
actually dropped by S%) robberies without firearms climbed 16%
or about one~fourth the rate of increase in the number of
robberies with firea:hns, and aggravated assaults without
firearms grew by 26% I or half the rate of increase in the
number of such crimes involving firearms.
2. What are the consequences of gun crime?
-Between
violent
I
1987 and 1~92, there ~t~ere just · ove:r: 40 million
robbery,
crimes repTted by victims of . rape,
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the gun from a retail source.
-Nearly
.
two-th~rds
I ~nmates
.
who
of the
.
.
obta~ned the~r
handgun
illegally indicated uiat the principal reasons for not
purchasing the firearm Jat a retail shop related to concerns
about a background check (59%); a waiting period (3%t, or the
necessity of completing/ federal f<?rms which caul? be -used ~o
trace the weapon (J%).
About 1 ~n 5 of these ~nmates sa~d
that they felt they could p":..l.rchase the firearm more cheaply
from an illegal sourceJ
By contrast, less than a third of
those who obtained the ~andgun from family members or friends
reported a concern aboUt a background check; an additional
one-third of these inr1tates reported that the cost for .the
firearm was cheaper thah from a retail store.
-About one-quarter of pJison inmates who .were first-time adult
or
offenders and carried
fired a handgun during their offense
which they had acquired at other than a retail gunshop said
they had avoided a reta!il purchase of the firearm because of
legal requirements (b~ckground check, waiting period, or
federal forms) . By contrast, 57% of recidivist offenders who
had carried or firsd a tlandgun obtained at other than a retail
gunshop said that they sought to obtain the weapon elsewhere
because of those legal requirements.
-on an annual basis, more than 356,000 offenses occur each
Firearms are stolen in an
estimated 228 1 000 hous~hold burglaries, 113,000 personal or
household thefts, moreltnan 7,000 motor vehicle thefts, and
more than S,OOO violent crimes.
year in which a firearrd is stolen.
Behav~or
-The Youth Risk
Survey, a 1991 sample survey of
12,272 high school stu~ents natiomv-ide, revealed that 11% of
students reported having carried a handgun at least once
during the 30 days pre?eding the survey.
-A recently reported sbrvey of 758 male high school students
1n
10 inner-city high ~chools found that:
o 22% of the stud~nts possessed firearms
o the roost common! sources for guns were to borrow them
from family or fri.ends (53%} a. street-buy {37%)
or to
purchase a firear~ from a family member or friend (35%).
o most students reported that the Inain reason for
1
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obtaining a firearm was for protection.
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-More than 40% of all inmates reported that they had owned or
possessed a firearm during their lives---34% had owned or
possesse.d a handgun, 29% a rifle o:r shotgun, and 8% a
military-type weapon. buring the month before their arrest
for the crinle for which they were serving time, 24% said
th~y
had owned or possessed a firearm---18% had a handgun, 12% a
rifle or shotgun, and 3% said they had a military-type weapon.
Prisoners appear to be about as likely as other citizens to
own or possess firearms:
about 40% of respondents to a
nationwide survey condubted as a part of the General Social
Survey by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) reported
or possessing a 1 firearm in their house~10ld.
At t~e
t1me of the survey, abo1.tlt. 20% of respondents cla~rned ownersh~p
of a handguni about 1 in 5 prisonars also claimed ownership of
a handgun in the month pr~ceding their arrest.
o~ning
-About a quarter of sta{e prisoners reported that they had no
adult history of sentences to probation or prison.
The
remainder, about three-:fourths of a 11 prisoners,. had a prior
adult criminal record of sent-ences to probation or prison. As
:might be expected, offenders serving time in state prisons
without a prior histor~ of adult sentences were more likely
than recidivist offenders to have carried a gun and to have
used it during the offertse.
Given the absence of a criminal
record for fi~st-timer~, the gravity of the current offense,
including the possession and/or use of a firearm during a
crime, v1as the principal factor used t-o determine whether
irtcarceration was apprdpriate.
Offense and
cri:rn.histor'l
First-timers
Violent
Property
Drugs
I
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Carried
gun
Fired a gun
12.8%
19.4
21.4%
30.7
4.0
3.7
.8
-4
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Recidivists
1..o1. 4%
Violent
Property
Drugs
6.1%
1
13.8
.7
27.9
3.1
4.4
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4. What are the main sources of firearms
criminals?
I
-Among
inmates
who
had
owned
or
obtained and used by
possessed
handguns,
27%
indicated that they hajd obtained the firearm from a retail
gunshop or store, 36% obtained the handgun from family members
or friends, and 37% jsaid the handgun had been obtained
illegally (theft or stolen in a burglary, purchased or
obtained from a street ~ealer or black-:rnarket source) . A:rnong
offenders with a priorladult criminal recor~ who possessed a
handgun, 23% obtained the handgun from a retail outlet while
among first-time offend ers who possessed handguns 40% obtained
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aggravated assault, and simple assault~ over the same years,
there '"'ere an a.dditiodal 134,180 murders and non-negligent
manslaughters. Victimd faced armed offenders in 5.1 million
violent. incidents and I in 85 1 453 of the murders and nonnegligent manslaughters.
In just under 1. million of these
firearms incidents, thelvictim was either injured or ~illed--
about 880,000 injured and another 85,000 killed---an average
each year of abOU"C 16~Jooo violent firearms crimes resulting
in injury or death (14~,400 injured and 14,200 killed).
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·
.
~rear1n
v~olence
has grown
mos t rap1dly
among young peop 1 e.
F
victims aged 16-19 yea±·s old had per capita rates of handgun
-
victimization in 1992 iwhich were 21% higl'ier than those aged
20-24 120% higher than for those aged 25-34, 300% higher than
tho-se 1 aged 35-49, nea~ly 800% higher than those aged 50-64,
and 1500% high~r than ~mong those aged 65 or older.
-comparing the numberiJI of deaths
firea:rms in 1991 versU!S· 1987:
o among l0-14
males,
~hite
yea~
fro:ro
homicides
involving
olds, the number has climbed 82% among
black males, 14% among white
69~ among
femaleS 1 and 157% among black females;
o among 1.5-19 yJar olds, the number has climbed 108%
among white male~, a 137% increase among black males, a
66% increase in the number ot white females, and a 46%
•
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1ncrease
among black
females;
yea~
o among 20-24
olds, the number has climbed :38% among
white malesf a 75% increase among black males, a 10%
increase an1ong w~ite females,. and a 32% increase among
black females; and,
o among 25-34 yeJr olds, the number has climbed 18% among
white males, 43%1 among black males, the number of vJhite
females declined 4%, and the number increased 20% among
1
black females.
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Among both 15 to ~9 year
olds and 20 to 24 year olds who are
victims of. homicides \involving firearms, black males account
for nearly 60% of the victims while they account for about 7%
of all persons in those age groups---an approximately S-fold
overrepresentation.
I
-Between 1987 and 1992, there were nearly 400,000 incidents of
violence in vlhich theJ victim was armed with a firearm. In 36%
o~
these ~nc~dents, the. offen~e~ was also armed with. a
f1rearm. VJ.ctl.ms were1 ser1.ously l.n]ured (gunshot wound, kn1fe
wound, internal inju~ies, broken bones, loss of teeth, loss of
consciousness, or 2 o,r morB days in a hospital) in about 7% of
the incidents \vhere they were ar.-med.
-BetVJe.en
1987
ano.
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1992
1
415
law enforcement officers w·ere
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As per our discussion/ I checked into the number of denials of
handgun sales in non-Brady ~tates (as determined in the January 19
BA'l~F list) .
I
We cannot get a national total since;
- several states indicated that perrnit or sale decisions are made
on denials is kept by the
State which merely passes the criminal record to the local;
by the local PD or: sheriff land .no data
I
- some St.o.tes could n·:>t distinguish between handguns and long guns;
I
- one State could only providle total cumu.lative data (as opposed to
data for 1993)
- one State indicated that State statistics do not include other
denials done by the largest[cities in the State.
However, ba.sed on the datal reported and subject to the caveat.s
noted above, a total of 2lj473 individuals we~e denied either a
permit or the right to purc~ase a weapon in 1993, Since this does
not include denials by locals (including big states like New York),
the actual total numbeJ:.' o!t denials is p:cobably substantially
higher.
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Specific state denials £or 1993 are as follows:
California- 6509
Connecticut- 244
Delaware~
468
Florida- 7532
Hawaii
Illinois- 5569
Indiana- 104
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Iowa· local decision/no data
Maryland- no data available I (they an~ checking)
Massachusetts- local decision/ no data
Hichigan- local decision/
data
Missouri- local decision/ nd data
no
Nebraska-· 185
I
New Jersey- 366
New York·- local decision/ no da.t.a
I
Oregon- 197
Wisccmsin- 617 (two years data. averaged to 309 per year)
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Virginia- 1739
If yoi..1 have any questions, )ust
Carol
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NATIONAL AN'l?I.riOI..ENT CRIME INITIATIVE
The Administration is ilaunching a national anti-violent
crime initiative. The fedefral government will martial its many
disparate law enforcement rbeourcee to focus on the problem of
violent crime. The Clinton! Administration's crime-fig:hters will
join state and local law enforcement on the front lines. Law
enforcement agencies within! the Department of Justice and the
Treasury Department will wo~k together w1th state and loeal
governments to apprehend and pun:ish violent criminals i!md gamg
members across the country.
I.
.The Anti-YiQlent Crime 'Initiative
I
In every state, federa!l law enforcement officials will join
""i th state and local law en~forcement to put the national violent
crime strategy to work at the local l~v~l.
• Every·TJnitecl States! Attorney will appoint a district
violent crime coordina~.or to support the efforts of the
fedaral, state and law enforcement agencies.
1
in each federal judicial
district will develop ~ strategic and operational plan to
~ttack violence. The ~orking group will identify the most
pressing violent crimel problems in local communities and
A violent crime working group
e
focus on those priorit~es.
.
I
e
Federal inveetigators from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the
Imm1g:ra:tion and Na.tura~ization Service, the u.s. Marshals
and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and.
~firearms
will be
deployed to battle v::totlent crime side-by-side with their
counterparts in state ~nd local governments.
.I ·
· 1 D1v1s~on
· ·
,
o The cri m1na
~n t h e Department o t Just1ce
will
make available teams o!f experienced violsnt crime
prosecutors to help p~bsecute crimin~~·J;l~r~.Q.Und.'-,tll~ )=;.<p.un~:f:y.·'-,: ::'~;-..
and will provide other! expertise ana:·.:-~ssfi·staf+ce.:··,to- federal·
prosecutors in the fieild.
t~
Already, pursuant
this initiative, the U.S·. Attorney
the District of Co(!. urril::lia, Eric Holcler, has worked with
the local police and federal agents to develop a list of the
most dangerous crimina~ls who are on the loose in the D _c.
are&. The efforts to ~apprehend these violent individuals
have been immediately ~ffective -- already one dangerous
predator has been taken off the streets of the nation's
capitol. ,
•
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J
II.
!ffmctive Use of Federal Law Enforcement Tools
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Federal agencies will use their crime-fighting tools in
areas where they can make the greatest difference.
~nfore~ment
State and loeal law
has the know-how when it
comes to quickly respon~1rig to par~ieular acts of violence,
proseeucing a high volume of criminal cases, reacting to
·•
street crime, and develbping intelligence about local
eriminals and C!rimina.l la.ctivi ty. Federal law enforcsment
agencies will complemetit these strengths.
• Fe~er~l law enfcrceJent can draw on federal investigative
procedures, the broad ~each of federal resources and
jurisdiction, pretrial :detention, immigration laws, tough
oriminal statutes, asset forfeiture laws and truth in
sentencing to apprehend and incapacitate serious.criminals.
I
e Federal offici~ls -.11111 be able to cross state and local
lines to solve crimes a!nd will use electronic SUI"\teillance
a.nd other. investigatlve toqls that- a:r;e~~:PP.~~~:;,:#n~~~i.ly . . _,·~.:-~L~:'..:..· .:=-.·.,.
available to local 1aw.,enforcement. \'~·::·:r;.'~~#~B:~~t~~4:~:~_-",:;::~:~:·':·".. ·- ·.-· ···- ··
e
Federal mandatory m:Lnimum sentences and other enhanced
penalties tor drug and
lgun
crimes will be used to
incapacitate violent c~iminals and hard core gang members
for longer terms than Jould be the case if the same
criminals are prosecut~d under state laws. Now, when a gang
member is caught, law ~nforcement officials will decide
whether he should be p~osecuted in federal court.
III. &trateqy
Io Focus In
E~rt. _on Gang Violence
The surge of gangs has lcontributad to the tidal wave of
,
violent crime that ha.a spread across the country. Because gang
structures often cross the ~ounas of local jurisdictions, the
federal government has an important role to play in tracking gang
activities. This new level
cooperation will turn the federal,
state and local crime-fighting agencies into a unified and more
fo~idable opponent to the violent gang5.
lof
~ocal
• Federal, state and
authorities in each district
will identify particular gangs that a:re responsible for
violent crime in localJcommunities. Authorities will target
these g;mgs in
their·crime-figh~ing
efforts.
• By sharing resourcel and infonnation, federal, state and
local law enforcement bfficials will more effectively learn
the structure and memb~rship of the gangs and their criminal
activities. Armed wit.l~ this information, officials can move
expeditiously to arrestt and prosecute gang members.
�Extended Page
feloniously killed; 91% or 376 officers were killed by a
firearm.
01' the firaarms used to kill law enforcement
officers (excluding the bfficer's own gun), 73% were handguns,
19% rifles; and S% shotguns.
During the same period, 20,381
law enforcement officers were assaulted by offenders with
firearms and more than ~ in 4 of those assaulted was·-injured.
Among the offenders .identj_fied in the killing of law
enforcement officers, 5J% had a prior conviction history and
22% were on proba·tion at parole at the time of the offense.
.
I
3. Who uses firearms to commit crimes?
w~th
-Based upon interviews
a nationally
of state prison inmate~, an estimated
reported that they w~re carrying a
commission of the off.enslle for. which t~~ay
sam~le
representative
16% of all prisoners
firearm during the
were se:ving t.i:me and
of those carryl.ng a f~rearm dJ..scharged ~t durJ..ng the
course of the crime. Atnong those serving time for a violent
offenser nearly 30% sa~d they carried a firearm during the
offense---24% had a handgun, 5% a rifle or shotgun, and less
than 1% said they carridd a military~type weapon (Uzi, AK-47,
li.F.-15 1
or M-16) .
Abdut 55% of those violent offenders
carrying a gun during their offense said they discharged the
weapon. About l in eve~y 25 property and drug offenders said
thev carried a firear:m .during the commission of the offense
tor-which they were ser~ing time .
half
Off~
Total
. d aI gun
Ca.rr1e
16.2%
Violent
Murder
Rape
Robbery
Assault
Property
Burglary
Larceny
M-v theft
Arson
Drugs
Possession
Trafficking
Public order
28.9
43.6
4.9
Fired a gun
7.8%
15.8
37.5
-4
34.5
31.2
5.5
25.0
3.2
3.8
2.1
.7
.9
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3.3
.3
6.5
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.0
.3
16.2 1
• 2-
•3
2.7
Public order crimesj include such offe~ses as weapons
possession or trafficking, d~iving while intoxicated, gambling and
commerical vice, offenses against nature and deccincy, etc.
1
6. 1
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<f§rnrral
Utagltittgh,n, tl. <fl. 205:30
March 1, 1994
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
FROM:
RON KLAIN
SUBJECT:'
THREE STRIKES PROPOSAL
I
.
Attached is the draft of the "three str1kes and you're out"
proposal, which you have previously reviewed. It is being
presented this morning atla House 3udiciary subconuuittee hearing
today, by Acting Deputy Attorney General Jo Ann Harris.
I
Major Features of the Drakt
I
.
The draft embodies thQ PrQgident 1 s pledge to have a federal
11
three strikes" law: a
that will impose life imprisonment
when a defendant is convipted, in federal court, of his third
serious violent felony against another person (the first two
strikes can be federal o~ state crillies).
laf
Major issues or conJroversies addressed by the proposal are
as follows:
I
I
•
,Life Sentence:
term of years.
•
Covered Offenses: The law would cover specific violent
offenses against an6ther person (such as murder, rape, armed
robbery, arson, shooting someone); it excludes property
crimes and non-viol~nt offenses, such as drug sales. A
catch-all (felonieslserious enough to roerit a 10-year term,
where an element oflthe crime is the use or threat of force)
is also included. [As such, it is somewhat narrower than
the two proposals that passed the Senate (Sen. Lott•s and
Sen. Gramm•s) becauke it does not cover non-violent drug
crimes or property brirnes.]
•
Exception: RobberiLs or 11 catch-all 11 felonies do not count
as nstrikes 11 if the/ defendant can prove that he did not use
a gun, or did not cause serious bodily harm to his victim.
•
Timing: The statuJe is a recidivism law -- it only applies
when someone is caJght, convicted, released, and then
commits a crime ag~in, and then again. Thus, someone who
commits three felonies on a single crime spree is not
covered. on the other hand, there is no time limit for the
three convictions: /convictions at ages 18, 3 5, and 50, for
example, would count as three strikes.
"Li:lfe" would be real life -- not merely a
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The best statistics available suggest that the law would cover
approximately 200 federal defendants annually, nationwide.
I
Likely Questions and Answens
I
Q.
Who supports you~ plan?
Who oppos~s it?
A.
we have worked hard in the Department of Justice to
craft the best pdssible three-strikes provision, one
that targets the !truly dangerous offender, and gets him
or her off the streets for good. We hope that, so
drafted, it will have broad bipartisan support on
Capitol Hill.
Q.
Is your proposal narrower than the Senate's?
weaker?
A.
Working with the u.s. Attorneys and the career
prosecutors in the .Justice Department, we have crafted
a provision that\goes right at the precise people who
need to be taken,off the streets for good-- repeat,
serious, violent offencers. That targetting is both
tough and smart . .
Q.
Won't your propoJal lock up geriatrics?
Is it
For deterrent puJposes, life should be life -- we do
not want to bet innocent lives on a criminal becoming
"safe" at some s~ecific age (i.e., age 55 or age 60).
Also, we do not ~ant to reinstitute a parole-type
hearing into the federal system.
Q.
Do~sn't
s,
your law miss the mass-murderer, who kills J,
or 10 people without being caught?
I
A,
Many other laws 1- including the death penalty -- exist
to deal with mass murderers and crazed criminals on a
crime spree; this is a single statute, to deal with a
single problem: revolving door repeat offenses by
violent criminal~.
Moreover, without a timing rule, a
I
19-year old who holds
up three stores on a weekend
would go to jail for life.
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