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DECEMBER 20, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 26

TO OUR READERS 4

CHRONICLES 11

MILESTONES 16

COVER: The New Arms Race 18

After the latest slaughter -- this time on a New York commuter train < -- America faces the paradox of its battle over guns. Each crime creates a fresh wave of terror, a louder demand for gun control -- and a larger demand for guns

What Kind of Gun Control? Even as Washington debates new laws, communities around the country test their own tactics to fight crime

A City Under Fire: In Milwaukee a rash of murders provokes revulsion, vigils and a drive to ban handguns

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