Apparently, the House sponsor of one the principle pieces of gun control legislation - the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 - was Jack Brooks, who represent the local area from 1975 to 1995, when he was defeated in the Republican congressional landslide of 1994. This was the campaign run on the 'Contract with America." The fact that he sponsored such a bill indicates how much the local area has changed, but then again he was defeated after sponsoring the law so that tells us something.

For background:

- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act.
- Jack Brooks.
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1994.
- Contract with America.