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Re: Do gun control laws affect rate of violent crimes?

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From: Joe Berry
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 00:00
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>  There are two relevant things issued.  The Firearms ID Card (FID)
> is non-discretionary.  It must be issued to all who apply who are
> not disqualified by age, convictions, alien status, etc.  It is
> good for life until revoked.  It is illegal to possess, even at
> home, ammunition, rifles, shotguns, or handguns without an FID.
> This is unusual -- in most states at home, and long guns, do not
> require any license, permit, ID, or check.  Aerosols like Mace
> and CapStun are classified as ammunition.

Is the FID issued on a per person basis or per firearm basis?


-Joe
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From: Joe Berry <joe@home.topshot.com>
Subject: Re: Do gun control laws affect rate of violent crimes?
Date: 1997/02/02
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