Following the tragedy of April 20, 1999, when Dylan Kleibold and Eric

Harris opened fire inside of their high school in Littleton, Colorado killing fifteen
people, there is finally an agreement that there clearly needs to be something
done about guns.
Trent Lott, R-Miss., wanted the senate to debate on new firearm
restrictions (Austin 18-3). He chose to use a revised juvenile crime bill (S 254).
This bill had eight proposals including a ban on gun sales over the Internet, an
increase in the minimum age to own a gun from 18 to 21, and an import ban on
ammunition clips that hold a large amount of bullets. He wanted to stray away
from the proposal of holding parents accountable if their child commits a crime
with a firearm and the waiting period for gun purchases (Austin 18-5)
On May 12, 1999, the Senate defeated the S 254 proposal, but then two
days later, used the language. This was adopted by a single vote (Austin 18-5).
On this same day, the Senate voted to......

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