President of the U.S., 1974-1977; Republican Rep. (MI)
Ban Saturday Night Specials, but no regulations nor licenses
I had always opposed federal registration of guns or the licensing of gun owners, and as President, I hadn't changed my views. At the same time, I recognized that handguns had played a key role in the increase of violent crime. Not all handguns-just
those that hadn't been designed for sporting purposes. I asked Congress to ban the manufacture and sale of these "Saturday night specials."
Source: A Time To Heal, by Gerald Ford, p.292
, Jun 19, 1975
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