Records on Gun Control

The materials in FOIA 2002-0208-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2002-0208-F contains materials on both the Bush Administration's and the Reagan Administration's stances on gun control. 2002-0208-F 2 White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File categories contain Congressional and constituent correspondence and memoranda concerning using gun control to wage the "war on drugs," safeguarding the Second Amendment to the Constitution, supporting and opposing the "Brady bill" that proposed a waiting period for the sale of handguns, the importing and exporting of certain semi- automatic firearms, and expressing general statements of concern regarding gun control. The WHORM Alphabetical Files contain letters from the general public concerning gun control. The Staff and Office Files contain newspaper and magazine articles on gun control and inter- and intra- office memos regarding proposed gun control legislation The Vice Presidential WHORM Subject File contains constituent correspondence and responses regarding gun control in general, the proposed Racketeer Weapons and Violent Crime Control Act of 1985, and the "plastic guns" issue. The Vice Presidential Staff and Office files contain constituent mail and responses regarding "plastic gun" legislation; staff memos, schedules, and an audiotape regarding the Vice President's 2/1988 trip to New Hampshire and his talk before the Gun Owners of New Hampshire; newspaper clippings and magazine articles regarding gun control; transcripts of Congressional testimony about gun control; Congressional Research Service reports regarding gun control legislation; answers prepared for commonly asked questions about the Vice President's position on gun control during the 1988 campaign; and drafts of proposed responses to constituent mail concerning the "plastic gun" issue. Read less