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Feinstein challenges Schwarzenegger on assault weapons.
By Laura Mecoy -- Bee Los Angeles Bureau
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Friday, August 22, 2003
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LOS ANGELES -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday called for Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger to renounce the assault weapons he has brandished on the screen, saying his violent movies glorify these guns and might encourage young people to use them.
Feinstein, one of the most outspoken opponents of the campaign to recall Gov. Gray Davis, also declined to endorse Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante on Thursday.
She said she won't vote for him or any of the other 134 candidates vying to replace Davis if he is recalled in the Oct. 7 election. Davis, who was at her side, wouldn't say how he would vote on the second question on the ballot.
The governor and law enforcement officials joined Feinstein, D-Calif., at a press conference to urge Congress to permanently ban the manufacture and sale of military-style assault weapons. The current federal ban is set to expire Sept. 13, but the state's ban will remain in effect.
The senator said she believes Schwarzenegger should renounce the assault weapons because he has created an "extraordinarily intimidating figure" in his movies that glorifies the weapons he uses.
"I would call on Mr. Schwarzenegger to renounce these weapons, absolutely," she said, gesturing toward an assault weapon confiscated by police and on display for the press conference. "These weapons bring no good to the United States of America. They bring no good to the state of California. And God knows, they bring no good to these cities."
Schwarzenegger's campaign reiterated the candidate's support for "sensible gun laws" but wouldn't say if the candidate supports current state and federal bans on assault weapons.
Campaign spokesman Rob Stutzman said Schwarzenegger would address the issue "in the weeks ahead. ... We are not going to talk about it on a timeline other than his own."
Feinstein said there's too much violence in movies, and she believes "violence begets violence." According to one fan site on the Internet, Schwarzenegger's movie characters have killed a total of 446 people in 13 films, including 100 alone in "Commando."
"You become a role model for someone with less maturity on the street to try to imitate what you do in a movie," she said.
Schwarzenegger's spokesman disagreed, saying: "The voters are sensible enough to understand the difference between entertainment and reality."
Feinstein said she is waging an uphill battle to win passage of her legislation to make the ban on assault weapons permanent and would welcome Schwarzenegger's support.
Davis joined her in calling for a permanent ban, saying the weapons are "designed to do one thing: kill people and kill them quickly."
Chuck Michel, a spokesman for the California Rifle & Pistol Association, said his organization opposes the law because it would "demonize and condemn" a group of guns. He said the current law is confusing about which weapons are legal and creates a "whole new class of accidental felons" who don't realize their weapons are illegal.
Michel also questioned Davis' appearance at the press conference, saying the governor had "soft-pedaled" his support for gun laws before the recall petition qualified for the ballot.
"Now he's trying to shore up that far-left political base," Michel said.
Davis used his appearance at the press conference to praise the state's gun laws as the toughest in the nation. He also said he would sign three gun-control bills in the Legislature, including a measure passed Thursday by the Assembly that strengthens regulation of gun dealers.
The Democratic governor praised Feinstein for her staunch opposition to the recall effort.
The relationship between the two had been strained when they ran against each other in the 1992 Democratic Senate primary. Davis infuriated Feinstein by airing an ad that compared her to hotel heiress and convicted tax evader Leona Helmsley.
Feinstein won that election, and Davis later conceded that the ad was "one of the worst mistakes of my life." The two appeared friendly Thursday, but Feinstein was taken aback when a reporter asked about remarks a day earlier in which she suggested Davis needed to improve at getting his message across to voters.
The senator said Thursday that she wanted Davis to be "more forceful" and public about what he is doing as governor to survive the recall. "People have to see this governor as a working governor," she said.
Feinstein, the state's most popular political figure, resisted Democratic entreaties for her to be a replacement candidate on the Oct. 7 ballot.
After she announced her decision, the lieutenant governor entered the race with a campaign motto that urges Californians to vote no on the recall and yes on Bustamante.
Richie Ross, Bustamante's spokesman, said the campaign "respects" the senator's decision not to cast a ballot for a replacement candidate even though "it is not a position we agree with."
Feinstein also told reporters she was dismayed to see candidates like Schwarzenegger avoiding specific answers about the issues to utter only the broadest statements.
Feinstein said Schwarzenegger and others must describe specific cuts they would make in state spending. She said that is especially important if -- as Schwarzenegger said he would -- they plan to protect education, which consumes about 40 percent of California's general fund.
Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that the "public doesn't care about figures." He said voters want to know a candidate is "willing to make the changes" and is "tough enough" to lead the state.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/recall/story/7272283p-8217084c.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878<P>
Feinstein challenges Schwarzenegger on assault weapons.
By Laura Mecoy -- Bee Los Angeles Bureau
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Friday, August 22, 2003
Get the latest news in sacbee.com's Recall Election Newsletter. Sign up here.
LOS ANGELES -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday called for Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger to renounce the assault weapons he has brandished on the screen, saying his violent movies glorify these guns and might encourage young people to use them.
Feinstein, one of the most outspoken opponents of the campaign to recall Gov. Gray Davis, also declined to endorse Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante on Thursday.
She said she won't vote for him or any of the other 134 candidates vying to replace Davis if he is recalled in the Oct. 7 election. Davis, who was at her side, wouldn't say how he would vote on the second question on the ballot.
The governor and law enforcement officials joined Feinstein, D-Calif., at a press conference to urge Congress to permanently ban the manufacture and sale of military-style assault weapons. The current federal ban is set to expire Sept. 13, but the state's ban will remain in effect.
The senator said she believes Schwarzenegger should renounce the assault weapons because he has created an "extraordinarily intimidating figure" in his movies that glorifies the weapons he uses.
"I would call on Mr. Schwarzenegger to renounce these weapons, absolutely," she said, gesturing toward an assault weapon confiscated by police and on display for the press conference. "These weapons bring no good to the United States of America. They bring no good to the state of California. And God knows, they bring no good to these cities."
Schwarzenegger's campaign reiterated the candidate's support for "sensible gun laws" but wouldn't say if the candidate supports current state and federal bans on assault weapons.
Campaign spokesman Rob Stutzman said Schwarzenegger would address the issue "in the weeks ahead. ... We are not going to talk about it on a timeline other than his own."
Feinstein said there's too much violence in movies, and she believes "violence begets violence." According to one fan site on the Internet, Schwarzenegger's movie characters have killed a total of 446 people in 13 films, including 100 alone in "Commando."
"You become a role model for someone with less maturity on the street to try to imitate what you do in a movie," she said.
Schwarzenegger's spokesman disagreed, saying: "The voters are sensible enough to understand the difference between entertainment and reality."
Feinstein said she is waging an uphill battle to win passage of her legislation to make the ban on assault weapons permanent and would welcome Schwarzenegger's support.
Davis joined her in calling for a permanent ban, saying the weapons are "designed to do one thing: kill people and kill them quickly."
Chuck Michel, a spokesman for the California Rifle & Pistol Association, said his organization opposes the law because it would "demonize and condemn" a group of guns. He said the current law is confusing about which weapons are legal and creates a "whole new class of accidental felons" who don't realize their weapons are illegal.
Michel also questioned Davis' appearance at the press conference, saying the governor had "soft-pedaled" his support for gun laws before the recall petition qualified for the ballot.
"Now he's trying to shore up that far-left political base," Michel said.
Davis used his appearance at the press conference to praise the state's gun laws as the toughest in the nation. He also said he would sign three gun-control bills in the Legislature, including a measure passed Thursday by the Assembly that strengthens regulation of gun dealers.
The Democratic governor praised Feinstein for her staunch opposition to the recall effort.
The relationship between the two had been strained when they ran against each other in the 1992 Democratic Senate primary. Davis infuriated Feinstein by airing an ad that compared her to hotel heiress and convicted tax evader Leona Helmsley.
Feinstein won that election, and Davis later conceded that the ad was "one of the worst mistakes of my life." The two appeared friendly Thursday, but Feinstein was taken aback when a reporter asked about remarks a day earlier in which she suggested Davis needed to improve at getting his message across to voters.
The senator said Thursday that she wanted Davis to be "more forceful" and public about what he is doing as governor to survive the recall. "People have to see this governor as a working governor," she said.
Feinstein, the state's most popular political figure, resisted Democratic entreaties for her to be a replacement candidate on the Oct. 7 ballot.
After she announced her decision, the lieutenant governor entered the race with a campaign motto that urges Californians to vote no on the recall and yes on Bustamante.
Richie Ross, Bustamante's spokesman, said the campaign "respects" the senator's decision not to cast a ballot for a replacement candidate even though "it is not a position we agree with."
Feinstein also told reporters she was dismayed to see candidates like Schwarzenegger avoiding specific answers about the issues to utter only the broadest statements.
Feinstein said Schwarzenegger and others must describe specific cuts they would make in state spending. She said that is especially important if -- as Schwarzenegger said he would -- they plan to protect education, which consumes about 40 percent of California's general fund.
Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that the "public doesn't care about figures." He said voters want to know a candidate is "willing to make the changes" and is "tough enough" to lead the state.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/recall/story/7272283p-8217084c.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878<P>
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