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killkO'S* Resume' Futurecoples Specisl! r^eoo- ?OGO^H I Resume" Coupon | ^ I Typesetting ONLY | 115 Envelopes $ 20.001 '? .? ?ur ' kinkO'y \ l /933 Main C LC 4 I SHARP TV SB | COMMODOF [$ % MPS 801 P // RX 80 PRW / ( / ( / [ Sponsor owns handguns Gun control bill f By Associated Press ~~r Thnm., "I've seen tranedies and his rather own two thoughtless USe of pistO pistols, two rifles and three shotguns between them, hut the Greenwood Democrat still advocates pun control. "I've seen tragedies happen through the thoutless use of pistols," said Hughston, who sometimes packs a pistol in the spring to guard against copperheads when he is roaming his property on long Cane Creek between Greenville and Abbeyville. Hughston is one ol the strongest backers ot" legislation pending in the House requiring a waiting period and background check tor purchasers ol handguns. The original bill required a seven-day waiting period, but the Mouse ludiciarv Committee reduced it to four days. PROPONENTS CONTEND it will save lives and ieduce crime. F oes argue it will not prevent criminals or others from getting handguns when they want thein. "It might be a good faith effort to do something, but I don't see where it will do anv iiood," said John Morris, a sales clerk at the Columbia (inn l:\changc. "People still will be able to buy one from another indi\ idual through a newspaper want-ad with no waiting period. The guns are not even registered then. I hey would be impossible to trace." Jerry Howard, owner of the (ireenville Hunting and F ishing Center in Greenville, predicted the measure probably would not hurt dealers' sales if it became law, but he expressed doubt about its effect as a deterrent to crime. "A CRIMINAL won't go to a reputable dealer," he said. "There arc so many guns on the street that they can get their hands on." Removal- Continued from page 1 I IIK < ONSIT.TIM; firm AMP Research studied all 215 buildings in the USC system and found some form of asbestos in 1 IS. Only 1? of those are on a high priority level. live ot the I * are on the Columbia campus. They are the Close lower ot the HA Building, williams-Brice College of Nursing, the l aw Center, she Physical Science Center and Columbia Hall dormitory. kIJSC" will ask the state legislature lot SI4.5 million to help pay for the removal cost in these buildings. SALE I S E O OS ?i . ...MI ippwiipwii, .ill i ^ % i i!11 ill ill il'liil I!!! llirW. \ IIIIMI!l!llllmHIIIIIIIIMIIII IIIIIIIIM 1 <E ITEMS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE: W MONITOR $139.95 (one only) [ j IE C 64 $223.10 (11 only) 1 $151.24 (2 only) | j $283.97 ( 2 only) S RINTERS $197.50 ( 4 only) J? JTERS $287.50 ( 4 only) jj/T '.M "A? g'-MJ 1!U!'U? !'>J 'UJ^iiu jiu iij [ [ [ iroposed in House ~~ ~ " - ' tic proposed law docs not happen through the apply to shotguns or rifles, |?j " which can be turned into lian dguns with ii hacksaw and Rop. Thomas Hughston defeat the purpose of the Gun-control advocate legislation, opponents said. "I've defended some hank robbery suspects, and sawed oil shotguns appear to be the weapon of preference in those kinds of crimes," said Rep. Malloy Mcliachin of I lorence. The state's major law enforcement groups, including the State I aw I n 101 cement Division, t he South ("arolina SlieriI Is' Association and the South C arolna I aw l.nforccmeni Ollicers Association have endorsed the bill. I'OI.IC'K A(,I N( II S consider it an added means of protection in the performance of their duties, because gun checks almost always occur after a crime has been committed. Hughston, a former public defender and municipal judge, said he had two clients with prioi criminal recoids who purchased pistols illegally. In one case, the client committed a second homicide, he said. IJSC sociologist Ronald Maris, an expert on suicides, s;iid the law might be effective in denying a pistol to someone ac ung unpuisiveiy. "M\' (?l'T feeling is thai ii will not, hut this is the least we can do," he said. "The technology we have is causing a large part of the violence in society. You have to take a step." Mcl.achin said the waiting period just makes it harder lor people to protect themselves in their home, a key concern in rural areas where law enforcement resources are limited. "Having somebody wait doesn't make any difference if everyone complied with the law," he said. "Those aren't the people we have to worry about. I don't sec this bill in any way restricting the flow of handguns to criminals." USC maintenance will not be involved in the clean up ol the high piiority buildings, but mav have to make some utility repairs in the areas. RINKKR SAID the precise plans tor removal ol asbestos will ha\e to be devised bv architects and engineers. I lie main uses ot asbestos in liijih-pt iority areas include concrete ceiling spray in Columbia hall; sprayed material in the lobby area nad stairs ol the nursing building; and in structural steel m the I.au Center and the Physical Sciences Center. I I T i Buy alt of your Commodore Computers, \ Hardware, Software, Peripherals and l\ Much Much More AT COST W from the University Bookstore. ? Osc """ *1 . \ UNIVERSITY jD\ bookstore j