Arizona State University’s M orning Daily s ta te p r e s s Copyright, State Press, 1989 Tempe, Arizona Friday, February 3, 1989 M oney m issing; com puter thief sought By MIKE BURGESS State Press More than $6,000 in federal grant money apparently was stolen from the O ffice o f Sponsored Program s a fter someone gained access to the funds through die main U niversity computer system, ASU police said. , P olice officials said the incident is the first tim e someone has been able to use a computer to steal money from the University. The theft was reported Tuesday after O ffice of Sponsored Program s officials discoveredm issing money that could not be accounted for, said ASU police Sgt. Bob Jones, head of the department’s detective squad. “ (The suspect) generated paper work fo r the issuance of two checks and then the checks w ere subsequently taken out o f state and cashed,” Jones said. “ We are considering it a theft.” ASU officials said the U niversity computer is protected by a security system , but would not elaborate on the features of the system. Jones said ASU police are working with out-of-state lawmen in locating a suspect. There a re several leads in the case, he added. ASU police would not say what law enforcem ent agencies are assisting them in thé investigatkni. ASU D etective D ave Hays, who is working the case, said it is unknown if the suspect used a computer term inal in the O ffice o f Sponsored Program s or if they “ hacked” into the U niversity’s m ain-fraihe computer. The O ffice o f Sponsored Program s helps faculty identify sources o f funding and apply fo r research grants in addition to adm inistering the grants. The o ffice is located in the Academ ic Services Building. Police did not identify which grant program the money was taken from . Hays said the suspect apparently used a password to log into a computer and created a voucher that went to the U niversity Comptrollers O ffice from where the two checks w ere m ailed. “ There’s supposed to be a hard copy o f the paper work,” Hays said. “ There wasn’t any, and that’s how they got suspicious.” The incident is the second computer-related crim e on campus this year. An 18-year-old busboy was arrested Jan. 20 after he. allegedly used a homemade program to gain access to a large data base at the College o f Engineering. Richard Lee Morgan was arrested on felony computer fraud charges after he reportedly used the program to enter into 13 separate computer term inals at the college and bypass the regular log-on process. Morgan, who worked at a Tem pe restaurant and was staying with friends at an ASU dorm itory, told police he created the program on his own and wanted to see if it worked. There was no permanent dam age done to the system, which involves student research. It is not connected with the U niversity’s m ain com puté- which contains payroll and student records. In Arizona, first degree computer fraud is Class 3 felony and carries a maximum five-year prison sentence. Public election of regents proposed by House member By TYRONE MEIGHAN State Press A bill calling for a state constitutional amendment that would provide for the public election o f members o f the Arizona Board o f Regents was introduced Thursday in the state House of, Representatives. Currently, regents are appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate and serve 8-year terms. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Kromko, D-Tucson, also would reduce the number of regents from eight to five, with one regent being elected from each of the state’s congressional districts. The regents would be elected to 8-year term s. The tail would not a ffect the student regent, who would continue to be appointed by the governor to a one-year term. ‘S tu d e n ts . . . w ould b e better se rv e d b y an e le cte d b o ard o f regents. ’ — Jo hn Kromko Irwin Daugharty/State Preaa Mother Teresa of Calcutta sings “Now Thank We AH Our God" along with about 500 invited guests Thursday afternoon at SS. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Story on page 8. Krom ko said he introduced the legislation because he is angry about continued tuition In c r e a s e s , w h ile th e q u a lit y o f undergraduate education at the state’s three university declines. Furtherm ore, he said the board has been approving substantial salary increases for top university administrators, while faculty and sta ff members only receive 2 percent cost-of-living adjustments. ■“ Students and people would be better served by an elected board o f regents,” he said. A sim ilar b ill was introduced by Kromko ASU developing rape prevention programs By STACY HAYMES State Press ?:In the spring of 1982, Robbie Adler was preparing to graduate from Penn State. A ll she had on her/m ind was sending out graduation invitations and attending end-ofthe-year parties. But everything changed the night she was raped by a “ friend” . “ I (w as) saying ‘no’, but he was holding rqe down,” A dler remembers. “ He raped life , .. and for a long tim e I thought it was m y fault. ” Adler, who is now a 27-year-old doctoral student in counseling psychology at ASU, held the b elief that she was to blame fo r the ra p e u n til la s t sp rin g w hen U ofA psychologist M ary Koss^poke at ASU on date rape. “ I didn’t ca ll it date rape, because if it’s someone you know or someone you trust, you don’t consider it rape,” A dler said. But acquaintance rape, according to a sex educator at Cornell U niversity, is defined as “ forced intercourse by someone the victim knows.” A dler was raped by a resident assistant she had socialized with frequently. “ On campus there are m ore opportunities /(for it to occur) because you go to school with these people and they become your fam ily,” A dler said. “ You never think about protecting yourself because you build a trust with these people.” Adler now knows that she is not alone. Ms. magazine, the National Institute for Mental Health and psychologist M ary P . Koss surveyed 7,000 college students on 35 campuses in the 1985-86 school year and found: • 1/4 of all women in college today have been the victim s o f rape or attempted rape. •52 percent of all women surveyed have e x p e rie n c e d som e fo rm o f sex u a l victim ization. •1 in every 8 women w ere the victim s of rape according to the legal definition. •3/4 o f women raped w ere between the ages of 15-21, and the average age at the tim e of rape was 18. Turn to Date rape, page 7. in 1985, but died in the House Education Committee a fter it was shelved by thencom m ittee chairman Jim Cooper. Krom ko said he is m ore confident that the b ill w ill pass this session. “ This tim e it has a much better chance,” he said. But Regent Edith Ausländer said that the current system of a p p o in tin g re g en ts b e n e f i t s the universities. ‘ ‘ I t h i n k appointm ent lea ves the regents free of ra is in g m on ey fo r campaigns and better able to concentrate on the problems of the u n iv e r s itie s ,” she said. Kromko M ike McCormick, the special assistant to Gov. Rose M offord who handles education issues, said electing regents would damage the board because members would lose their objectivity. “ It would not be a good m ove,” he said. Krom ko said the bill would allow current board members to serve out the rem ainder of their terms. Vada M anager, M offord’s spokesman and a form er student regent, said the governor opposes the b ill because the current system has worked w ell and has produced a quality educational system m Arizona. Student Regent Pat McWhortor said he doubts the bill w ill have support in the House. “ I think it’s highly unlikely this bill w ill pass,” he said. “ The system we have has been very good for the universities.” W EATH ER Mostly sunny skies are forecast for today. The high temperature should be in the mid 60s INSIDE The No.2-ranked ASU wrestlers try to break last year’s attendance record of 4,934 when they take on topranked Oregon State at 7:30 p.m Saturday in the Activity Center. Page 13. Classified...v...... ............. 18 Comics.............................. ...12 Entertainment.................................. 9 Opinion........................................... 4 Police Report................................... 6 Sports.............................................. 13 Today..............„¿U v....................... 2 S tatcP re« world/nation in brief State D epartm en t s a y s P an A m b o m b in g re m a in s u n s o lv e d W AS H IN G TO N (A P ) — The State D epartm ent, responding to a news report linking Palestinian radicals to the bombing o f a Pan Am jumbo jet, said Thursday the attack has not yet been solved. “ W e are confident w e w ill eventually find out who is responsible, but we should not expect a quick solution,” spokesman Charles E. Redman said. Asked about a CBS News report im plicating Syria and Libya, Redman said, “ The investigators have not yet reached any conclusion about who is responsible.” A total o f 270 people died in the Dec. 21 crash, including 259 persons on the 747 je t and 11 persons in the Scottish villa ge o f Lockerbie, where the plane hit. The flight originated in Frankfurt, West Germany, and then went to London before taking o ff for New York. Secretary o f State James A. Baker I I I said Wednesday night that he could not confirm the CBS report. “ I don’t know that any responsibility has been determ ined,” Baker said at a White House reception. According to CBS, the attack on Flight 103 was in retaliation fo r the U.S. bombing of Libya in 1986 and was also spurred by the U.S. decision in December to talk with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The network quoted sources “ deep within the terrorist movem ent.” CBS said the principle architect o f the bombing was Ahmed Jibril, head of the extrem e Palestinian group, the Popular Front for the Liberation o f Palestine-General Command. Jibril, based in Syria, was working for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, although he was also required to clear the operation with Syrian intelligence officials, the network reported. Q u a yle c riticize s Carter fo r m eeting with O rtega CARACAS, Venezuela (A P ) Vice President Dan Quayle on Thursday criticized form er President Carter for meeting with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, saying such action “ has a chance of complicating m atters.” Quayle also criticized Carter for comments that reporters claim the form er president had made urging the Bush adm inistratioii to use economic persuasion in El Salvador to encourage the U.S.-backed government there to fight human rights abuses. “ If he’s calling for economic sanctions against El Salvador, yes, he’s complicating m atters,” Quayle said. “ I don’t think it’s particularly helpful for a form er president to make those kind of statements.” Asked if he has talked to President Bush since arriving Wednesday in Venezuela, Quayle said no, noting Bush has laryngitis and a cold. P hilip p in e v ic e p re sid e n t arrives fo r talks with ex iled M a rc o s HONOLULU (A P ) — Philippine V ice President Salvador Laurel arrived Thursday morning — without Hie blessing of President Corazon Aquino — apparently to negotiate a return for exiled President Ferdinand Marcos. Laurel went directly to St. Francis M edical Center, where the 71-year-old M arcos is listed in critical, but improving condition. He was greeted at the hospital by m ore than 80 Marcos supporters, who crowded into its lobby and halls. Laurel refused to answer questions at the airport, saying he wanted to talk to Marcos first. He was expected to return to Manila on Friday. John Bartko, an attorney fo r M arcos, said in San Francisco that Marcos was not in any condition to have a conversation but that his son, Ferdinand Jr., would try to relay his father’s and fam ily’s feelings to Laurel. A fter meeting with M arcos’ doctors, Laurel was to talk briefly to the ousted president. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles LaB ella, the prosecutor in the U.S. governm ent’s racketeering case against Marcos and his w ife, Im elda, said even if Marcos works out a deal to return home, he and his w ife would have to get permission from the U.S. attorney general and the U.S. District Court in New York. today The Today section is a daily calendar of events happening at ASU that is presented as a service to the University com m unity. Any campufe club or organization can subm it entries for publication to the State Press, located in the basem ent o f Matthews Center, Room 15. Meetings •Alleluia Lutheran Cam pus M inistry join us for Fun-nFriends at 7 p.m. at 1034 S. Mill (across from the Music Building). •AIESEC - ASU general meeting with Professor Nemi Jani at 4 p.m. in the MU Pinal Room. The topic will be on intercultural communication in international business. •Student Group of Arizona Right to C hoose will have a table set up on Cady Mall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please stop by and show your support. •Arab Students Social and Cultural Club will discuss the club’s plans and constitution during this semster at 6 p.m. in the MU Room 44. •A ll Saints Catholic Newman Center The Student Association is hosting a welcoming dinner for all new students at 6 p.m. at the Newman Center (corner of University and College). •START - Student Adm issions Relations Team now recruiting. Pick up application today in Student Services Building C113. Deadline is February 13. •ASU Lacrosse Club will practice for spring season Saturday at 10 a.m. on Sahuaro Field. Any interested player should attend. For further information contact Kurt Jones at 921-1881. V •The 15th Annual Fiesta Bowl Invitational Gym nastic Meet Come 6ee the Junior teams compete at 2 p.m. with the Elite teams starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at the door. Students - $2, adults $4. Physical Education West Building. •Future Business Leaders of Am erica - Phi Beta Lambda will be having a car wash on Sunday to earn funds for state competitions. There will be a general meeting afterward in Mariposa B212. Car wash at 10 a.m. at-the Philip’s 76 Station on Rural and Southern. •United Cam pus Christian M inistry dinner and fellowship on Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to- 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 101 6th St., Tem po (corner of 6th and Myrtle). . ■ siri •University Fellow ship Topic on Sunday is “ Wisdom - The Real Issue” , at 7:30 p.m. in the MU Pima Room. '/ G if t s * « p O ïV M M p Tuesday, February 14 DELUXE LOVE» PACKAG E n Includes refillable helium air walker balloon, plush teddy bear, container filled with Hershey kisses. Hallmark handle bag, Hallmark Valentine card ($1.50 value) d jo D AN CE TO ISLAND REG G AE with W A L T RICHARDSON and The Momingstar Band (A ftern oon s 3-7 p.m .) f ^ a I IV ^ Screwdrivers Bloody Marys Coronas $ 1 8 7 5 » ! »LOVE PACKAGE I ““ Balloon bouquet (1 mylar, 4 latex), plush and snuggley teddy bear, container filled with Hershey kisses, Hallmark bandle bag and Hallmark Valentine Card ($1.50 value) D E LIV ER Y S E R V IC E A V A I L A B L E call for details We also have m any other great Valentine gifts from zan ey pillow ca se s, to sw eat shirts, to boxer shorts, to coffee m ugs, p lu sh stuffed anim als and, o f course, H U N D R E D S O F H A LLM A R K VALEN TIN E CARDS» s 1-3 p.m. a IZÜ w lm L 1320 E. B R O A D W A Y T E M P E , A RIZO N A (at B ro a d w a y & D orsey) 894-0636 923 S. M ill Ave. Tem pe Center 966-3062 1112 N. H igley Rd. State Press Page 3 Friday, February 3,1989 Libertarians den ied party status by Student Life By SCOTT C. SECKEL State Press The O ffice o f Student L ife has denied re­ registration to the Libertarian party at ASU on the grounds that the organization’s statement of purpose was not serious. Jerry E. Ellison Jr., head of the ASU Libertarians, received a letter from Paul Biwan, student program s and organizations coordinator, in January saying that the application form needed to be filled out “ with a serious statement o f purpose before it w ill be considered.” The group stated on its re-application form that its purpose was to “ rid the country o f useless bureaucratic form s such as this.” Ellison said he received the original form torn in h alf and marked with red pen along with Biwan’s rejection letter and a new form. Biwan denied that he refused registration on political grounds. “ I think what I did was fa ir,” said Biwan. “ Usually if a registration is denied, it’s done for pretty valid reasons.” When asked if tearin g up rejected applications and marking them in red pen was standard procedure, Biwan replied that “ It a ll depends on the situation.” Student organizations are required to re­ register every January, said Leon Shell, ASU Dean o f Student L ife. He said the organizations are required to register so that “ violent” or “ harm ful” groups do not organize on campus. Louis Rhodes, executive director of the Arizona Chapter o f the Am erican C ivil Liberties Union, has sent a letter o f protest to Biwan which stated .that “ this type of denial is a violation o f F irst Amendment rights. “ Obviously, a lot o f non-Christians would Display chronicles Mecham era By MICHAEL VAN DYKE State Press ASU students and faculty w ill be able to r e liv e fo rm er G ov. E van M echam ’s administration and the effort to oust him th ro u g h d e t a ile d c h r o n ic le s an d m em orabilia which have been donated to the Arizona H istorical Foundation at Hayden Library. The m aterial was collected by the Mecham R ecall Committee, which set out to expell Mecham from office shortly after he was elected in 1986. Dick Lynch, foundation director, said the R ecall Committee chose the Historical Foundation as the repository fo r its m em orabilia because they w ere impressed with the foundation’s facilities and plans for display. 'H ie collection of newspaper articles, bumper stickers, T-shirts, hats;, mugs, buttons and other paraphernalia w ill not be on display until this summer. The collection w ill be displayed on the fourth floor o f Hayden L ibrary once the rem odeling o f the foundation’s reading room is complete. “ What we have is m ore of a research collection than anything,” Lynch said. “ The Recall Committee kept a detailed record of everyth ing that happened during the Mecham administration ” Lynch said the im portance o f the collection w ill be in aiding historians trying to re-create the Mecham era. “ The recall o f the governor was a historic event in Arizona and w ill become more significant in a few years,” he said. “ This co llectio n -' sh ou ld h elp sch o la rs to reconstruct the event in a comprehensive fashion. “ Between the state archives who have tra n scrip ts and vid eos o f the tria l proceedings and our collection, there is an excellent record of what happened during this tim e.” The Smithsonian ' Institution requested last year that item s such as bumper stickers be sent to Washington, D. CL, for national display. think that an organization that believes in God is silly, but that doesn’t give them the right to deny these people the right to their beliefs, silly or not,” Rhodes wrote. “ I f you had a theater group o f clowns, their purpose is to be silly. Surely, you can see how silly it would be to deny them on campus,” Rhodes continued in the letter. Biwan said he has not yet received Rhodes’ letter. L ib erta ria n s a t ASU have been a registered campus organization for the past 10 years, according to Ellison, a form er Associated Students o f ASU presidential candidate. The group has about fiv e active members. Other third-party political organizations, such as the Young Communist League, are registered on campus. D ale Moore, a 1986 ASU graduate who headed the party and a form er candidate for the state Legislature, characterized the Libertarian s as a party o f m inim al government who advocate less taxes and m ore social tolerance. “ It’s a philosophy of maximum individual freedom and maximum self-government with the responsibility that accompanies that,” he said. M oore said that he didn’t run into any problems registering the organization while he headed it. Ellison said that he has been to the Office o f Student L ife to m eet with Biwan, but his calls have not been returned and has been unable to schedule an appointment. “ I try to return all calls that I get by the end of the day,” said Biwan. Ellison said he wants to speak with Biwan before reapplying. Senate passes INFAC bill; plans to honor Goldwater PH O EN IX (A P ) — The Arizona Senate voted 25-4 on Thursday to spend an extra $3.75 m illion over the next fiv e years if Arizona State U niversity wins a $37 m illio n fe d e ra l con tract fo r h igh , technology research on precision gears. Senators also voted, 27-2, to award form er U.S. Sen. B arry Goldwater an Arizona Medal of Honor. In addition, they ga ve ten tative a p p rova l to th ree b ills in vo lv in g motorists. H ie precision-gear bill now heads for the House and stems from efforts to win the Instrumented Factory fo r Precision Gears, or IN FAC. Arizona State and a coalition o f hightech companies are competing against sim ilar groups from Georgia and Texas, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania fo r a fiv e -y e a r IN F A C gran t from U.S. Defense Logistics Agency. Th e gra n t w ould h elp fund an experim ental factory for precision gears used in jet engines and other highperform ance machinery. Arizona has lost other high-technology projects such as Sematech and the Superconducting Super Collider to other states despite putting up money to lobby fo r them, and backers o f the IN FAC effort stressed that none o f the $3.75 m illion would be spent unless Arizona actually lands the project. Arizona State and a coalition of companies including McDonnell Douglas H e lic o p te r C o, and A llie d -S ig n a l Aerospace Co. have already committed several m illion dollars m ore in hopes of landing IN FA C this summer or fall. H M O A FEW N EW CURVES, THIS OUTFIT MAY NO LONGER f^ W A P M O P FU A fE For a wardrobe that consists of more than your birthday suit, come to Millers Outpost*- your head­ quarters for denim and casual clothes that fit you like a second skin. Save8.01-14.01!Juniors’ Jordacheleans Save30%!lwft 501 preshrunkleans Save30WBugleBoy short-sleevedsMrts Sizes 3-13. Reg. $36-42, with this ad 27.99 ; Young men’s sizes 28-38. Reg. $32, with this ad 21.99 Young men’s sizes S-M-L-XL. Reg. $26, with this ad 17.99 Bring in this ad to the Millers Outpost* In Tèmpo, Broadway R d.ft Rural Rd. "v . Ad redeemable 2/3-2/16/89. Limit 12 pair» o f— *e priced U oriV )— eraper customer. M[ I ]L IL lE IR i S O lLJ T lP O S T ©Hub Distributing, Inc 1969.2 \ opinion Page 4 State Press , February 3,1989 Salary Teachers’ pay should reflect importance of profession D avid Jordan Columnist (Second o f two p a rts) Teaching has been called alternatively the “ highest calling” and “ a career to be avoided if at a ll possible.” If you w ere to ask the faculty at this great U niversity what they thought o f their profession, you would probably get mixed results. Unfortunately, the modern-day attitude toward teaching is that it is a great thing to do, but it doesn’t pay much. Yesterday I looked at many of the most important problems facing our faculty. Despite m y belief that a large number of problems can be solved through existing mechanisms, one important fact rem ains: the most important issue today is compensation, and that is a problem that cannot be solved through U niversity channels. There is an initial consideration that must be addressed, namely, is the compensation issue real? Few employees are com pletely satisfied with the amount they receive for their services (attorneys are perhaps an exception), and professors have been accused o f “ never being satisfied.” A fter all, the argument goes, over the last 10years professors have received a pay increase every year, and few employees can say that. So what is the truth about teacher compensation at ASU? I asked Jonathan Rose, associate dean o f the College o f Law, and he inform ed m e that pay has not been a m ajor problem in attracting entry-level professors to ASU, but it is a significant problem in term s of retaining and attracting experienced professors to our fa ir University. Unfortunately, since 1981 ASU has fallen behind other universities in remuneration. Believe it or not, in the late seventies and early eighties, ASU was actually above the national average in salaries. According to Dr. Kristin Valentine, chair of the faculty senate, a series of years in which salary appropriations have been at or significantly below the rate o f inflation has resulted in ASU falling behind the national average. This is a particular problem in fields which are attractive to the private sector (such as engineering), where quality scholars can easily be lured out o f academ ia. Take last year’s appropriation, for exam ple. The 1Fa cu lty m em bers sh o u ld n ’t have to do this (job) out o f the g o o dn ess o f their hearts. ’ Legislature approved a 3.5 percent raise for the faculty. The Board of Regents allowed a 2 percent raise for “ satisfactory” and “ unsatisfactory” professors and reserved the remaining 1.5 percent fo r m erit professors. When you consider that the rate of inflation was about 4.4 percent last year, the teachers who were judged fu lly satisfactory at their jobs were rewarded with a 2.4 percent pay cut. And what about the m erit professors, the highest among equals, la crem e de la crem e? The remaining 1.5 percent only helped our U niversity’s best minimize their net cut in pay. Perhaps it doesn’t sound like a big problem, but many of ASU’s best professors get lured to other universities by salaries that are higher than their current job by tens of thousands o f dollars. Nowhere can the effect of this shortcoming be seen more clearly than in the classroom. The best professors are forced to excel m ore out of the “ warm fuzzies” that they get from a job w ell done than out of anything else. Warm fuzzies are nice, and professional ethics could be repeated here, but I have to stress that tins is a job . Faculty members shouldn’t have to do this out of the goodness of their hearts. I say this knowing that, in general, the Legislature has been generous in the past to education. However, if higher education is to mean anything in this state in the future, then w e are going to have to pay m ore attention to the agents of higher education — the teachers: Their relationship with the students is the key to the educational experience. I f that relationship breaks down, then education breaks down — no m atter how pretty the buildings are nearby. Regent Patrick McWhortor put it succinctly. “ We have to take care of our facility. I f w e don’t, students suffer and the quality of our education is diminished. There m ay be a no more pressing issue before us than looking at how the faculty are paid and evaluated.” While I think that there is an excellent chance that some of the other problems facing our faculty can be solved, I am not as confident that the Legislature w ill be as attentive to the compensation problems facing our faculty. Prisons and health care have created such a crisis in our budget that education m ay be forced to bear the brunt o f the cuts that are coming. I am convinced that that would be a tragic mistake. The Legislature has to face the reality that if our state is going to maintain a system o f higher education then it owes it to the public to do it right. Arizonans pay a lot fo r education and to give them anything less than the best education available would be a real mistake. I find it ironic that in a year where policy makers are highly concerned with making sure that higher education is accessible to all qualified students, few are as concerned with what kind o f education they receive once they g et there. It is a large responsibility, but it is one that the Legislature cannot avoid. We need to maintain a w ell paid, quality faculty at the schools in this state, and it should be accessible to qualified students. Our citizenry asks fo r no more out of higher education. We can give them no less. ■PwSSSi letters In a word . . . E ditor: R E : Dean John Meunier’s defense o f the Fine Arts Complex (Letters to the Editor, Jan. 30) What a crock! You can’t be serious. G eorge Collamer Practicing Architect O liphant m isses target Editor: The Oliphant cartoon on page fiv e o f the Jan. 30,1989, issue of the State Press strongly distorts the truth about private ownership o f certain types o f firearm s. This cartoon scenario im plied that firearm s designed fo r full-automatic discharge can be purchased by the general public without any waiting period. This is false. These guns, categorized by the federal governm ent as Class II I firearm s, have been severely restricted and registered for over 50 years. A p rosp ective ow ner o f a Class I I I firea rm is ph otographed, fin g e rp rin te d and su b jected to an investigation by either local police authorities or the state’s attorney general. Upon completion of this local process, the photos, fingerprints and local investigation results are then forwarded to the Bureau o f Alcohol, Tobacco aqd Firearm s for further review . A t this point, the F B I conducts a nationallevel investigation of the applicant. The purchaser also must pay a $200 federal tax at the tim e ownership application is made. Assuming the applicant has an unblemished record, the ownership transfer is approved and only then may he or l£0pM3)IS* H M PU W ?AStN6 A lECfW