He touched his waistband to indicate a gun, and then casually lifted Dalby's expensive camera off his neck.
In the same conversation, Representative Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican, found himself deflecting the suggestion that perhaps the shooting indicated a need for tighter gun control laws.
Many Republicans are betting that it will not, and while Mr. Bush has indicated a greater receptiveness toward gun control over the last month, he has not wrapped his arms around the issue the way he has with other areas of policy traditionally dominated by Democrats.
Louisiana state representative Terry Landry, a former head of state police, said the shooting indicated a need for more restrictive gun laws.
In the last month or so, Mr. Bush has indicated an incrementally greater receptiveness to gun-control legislation and has publicly chastised the National Rifle Association for harsh comments it made about President Clinton.
The case should be allowed to proceed because the plaintiffs have produced "smoking guns" indicating a deep conspiracy.
Studies also indicate a direct corrolation between high gun ownership and high levels of violence.
Last Wednesday at 11 15 a.m., a woman demanded money at the Bank of New York branch in the Shrub Oak Shopping Center in Yorktown, indicating she had a gun, according to the Yorktown police.
Research indicates that having a gun in one's home -- which would be the equivalent of a dorm for a college student -- does increase the incidence of suicide, according to Jon Vernick, co-director of John's Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.
Finally, the gun backcross analysis indicates a significant QTL peak on the right end of linkage group C, CS4.
