Senate approves amendment requiring handgun safety locks

Friday, February 27, 2004

WASHINGTON -- A Senate agreement requiring child safety locks on U.S. handguns gave Democrats encouragement Thursday that renewing an assault weapons ban might also become part of a package to protect gun makers and sellers from gun crime lawsuits.

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