Date: November 19, 1993
Subject: Brady Bill
Description: Mitchell (D-ME) amendment to the Mitchell substitute amendment, to strike the provisions that pre-empt any state or local law requiring waiting periods for the purchase of handguns once a national instant check system is instituted. This amendment would have mandated that states use the five-day waiting period, without regard to any state or local laws currently in force.
Result: Amendment Agreed to, 54-45
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