REACHING OUT--Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, gestures during a news conference to announce the formation of a committee to conduct a petition drive to place a safe storage gun initiative on the ballot, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, June 15, 2000. Also seen is committe member Steven Ingram, of Cincinnati, and Columbus Million Mom March coordinator Julie Eichorn. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)