Date: May 16, 1968
Subject: Ease Gun-Control Provisions
Description: Hruska (R-NE) amendment substituting for the bill's gun-control provisions language requiring the purchaser of a handgun to file an affidavit with the dealer stating he was eligible to receive the weapon; providing that the affidavit would be sent to the chief law enforcement officer in the purchaser's community; providing for penalties for falsifying an affidavit; and providing for license fees that were lower than those required in the Committee bill.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 37-45
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