Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Aitiuan Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Ann Arbor,_Michigan - Tuesday, November 19, 1985 iIaiIQ Vol. XCVI - No. 54 Eight Pages Council rejects hand By STEPHEN GREGORY and JOSEPH PIGOTT Members of the Ann Arbor City Counil last night defeated a proposal to prohibit handguns within the city limits because they felt the ban would be unenforceable and only symbolic in nature. As a crowd of 700 community residents looked on, the council voted 7-3 against the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Doris Preston (D- Fifth Ward) said she opposed the ban because "as city council people, we have a responsibility to pass respon- sible legislation and this is symbolic legislation." LOWELL Peterson (D-First Ward), in a rare split with his Democratic voting record, also opposed the proposed ban. "I am not convinced that this ban is going to do what it was set out to do ... There is no evidence that passing a law banning handguns would help in anyway." gun Jeff Epton (D-Third Ward), who proposed the ordinance, still stood behind his measure. "We have to have a consensus belief that it is time to set (handguns) aside." more to follow MAYOR ED Pierce, a Democrat 1voted in favor of the ban. "I want to pake it so that loaded hand guns are snot so easily picked up and fired at people," he said explaining his vote. Before the Council considered the ordinance, the 11 member body listened to concerned citizens both for and against the ordinance voice their particular stands. Dan Schleh, chairman of Citizens for Responsible Gun Ownership, asked the audience for a show of hands of those who belong to his nearly three- week-old group. The majority of those packed into the council's chambers raised their hands. SCHLEH also cited FBI reports that show hand gun bans are ineffec- tive in preventing hand gun-related crimes. He pointed to Washington, Lan D.C., which in 1976 adopted a hand gun ban to fight it ranking as the city with the seventh highest violent crime rate. "In 1982," Schleh continued, "Washington, D.C. was listed number one city for violent crimes." In Morton Grove, Illinois, where a hand gun ban went into effect in 1983, burglaries rose from 33 percent to 47 percent. BUT ANN ARBOR resident Thais Peterson said if "even one life is saved by this (proposed) ordinance, it would be effective." "I think, obviously those of us that support a hand gun are heavily out- numbered by opponents, and that's persuasive argument that there is, in- deed, a hand gun problem in Ann Ar- bor," she said. Raymond Tanter, a political scien- ce professor at the University, spoke against the ban, reasoning that criminals would be the last hand gun owners to give up their weapons. Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Invisible Ink plays to a nearly empty Michigan Theater Sunday during the twelve hour Rock Aid concert. The band tried to raise money for the Ann Arbor Aid for Africa committee. A 2 Aid for Africa falls short By BETH FERTIG Organizers of the Ann Arbor Aid for Africa benefit concert were disappointed with the $3,000 they made at the box office Sunday. The benefit, or "Rock Aid" as it was dubbed, was part of a nationwide effort by many campuses and Public Interest Research Groups to raise moneydfor the USA for Africa committee. ONLY $200 out of the $3,000 raised will be sent towar- ds the hunger drive due to numerous expenses, like the rental fee for the Michigan Theater. Organizers said the date and the price of the concert might have contributed to the low turnout. "The problem was in having it Sunday ... people on this campus study," said Gary Kalman, PIRGIM's student organizer. "TO A DEGREE I think $10 might have been a bit much, but the idea was to raise money for Africa," Kalman said. Kalman also suggested that perhaps there might have been some misconceptions regarding the nature of the price. "Ten dollars is a contribution to benefit hunger, not $10 for a concert. Maybe we didn't get that across." The group had hoped to raise between $15,000 and $20,000. "ROCK AID" featured performances by nine bands and two comedians. Audience attendance peaked at 100 people between 9:30 and 10.p.m. PIRGIM workers said the concert had run very smoothly and the bands played enthusiastically. In fact, several performers declined reimbursement money for gas and other expenses to help the cause. "Maybe this was an ill-conceived idea and you need big names," said Kalman. He added, regarding the ef- forts of the 45 to 50 students involved in the event, "We gave it our best shot.. . Ann Arbor missed a great show and the bands played their hearts out." "Putting on a benefit is a really risky business," said Andy Buchsbaum, a state-wide organizer for PIRGIM. "I hope U of M students take a few more chances in their entertainment choices. Be risky when you go out. particularly if it's for a good cause," he added. Organizers had arranged for 15 radio announcemen- ts during the week before the concert and had placed about 1,000 posters advertising the event around town. . {:'.:: :;:?;'.i}: :i;:iiij:""^:iii"'::i"::"i:i :"::\ Blue may have to settle for a Fiesta By PHIL NUSSEL Unless Michigan gets a bid to the Rose Bowl, it looks like the Wolverines will open the new year in Tempe, Ariz. playing in the Fiesta Bowl. Nothing is official, however, until after Saturday's clash with arch-rival Ohio State. "BOWL INVITATIONS cannot be handed out until Saturday evening," Michigan sports information director Bruce Madej said yesterday. "At this time, if we don't go to the Rose Bowl and if we get a Fiesta Bowl bid, we will accept the Fiesta Bowl bid." Athletic director Don Canham con- firmed this yesterday afternoon. "That (the Fiesta Bowl) is a bowl we would look at as second to the Rose Bowl," he said. "As long as the players and the staff feel it's the thing to do, that's probably what we would do." The Fiesta Bowl has shown interest in Michigan all season and the Wolverines are on top of the commit- tee's list - even if they lose to Ohio State. It would be Michigan's first ap- See WOLVERINES, Page 8 :j: jY^:::+^:i?:i::i? i:J iii }i'i:??}i:4:"Y:::r. :;}:{;:,v }:vi}?i}:4?i:8?}: i:b}:^T}:4:"}i}:"Y :{v:? X"::":ti^ i'r:+::<:i'vii:L< v:? i ti^ $:"::L