02/27/1993   MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- U.S. Representative F. James
Sensenbrenner Jr. (R- Wis.) said Friday that the shifting of 19
Congressional seats from the Northeast to the South may put the
Brady Bill in jeapordy.
   The Wisconsin Republican said that because of the potential votes
in Congress supporting the measure shifting as a result of
redistricting and the fact that both leadership positions in the
House and the Senate being opposed to the measure, the Brady Bill
may fall on hard times.
   Sensenbrenner introduced a bill in the House Tuesday, requiring
background checks on purchasers of all types of firearms. He said,
however, until the national computerized check system is installed,
a five-day waiting period wouldbe required of handgun purchasers
only.
  The bill is named after James S. Brady, former President Ronald
Reagan's press secretary who was shot in the head and suffered
serious brain damage after a 1981 assassination attempt on the
president.
   Wisconsin is one of only five states which already have
computerized background checks. The state also requires a 48-hour
waiting period for handgun purchases.