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Date: 07-21-94 (07:49)             Number: 188
From: RICK MCNEELY                 Refer#: NONE
  To: BERT PAUL                     Recvd: NO  
Subj: Re: G. Gordon Liddy            Conf: (47) Prnnet
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BP>RM>   I have to wonder what the hell you are talking about?
  >RM> What "inaccuracies" have I presented?
 
BP>        I never said you presented any inaccuracies.  The original
  >discussion, which you injected yourself in, was over whether Ex-President
  >Bush had signed the letter supporting the Feinstein gun Ban.  Cott Lang
  >said he had, and I (along with others) said he hadn't. You seemed to be
  >supporting this view or bringing irrelevancies into the discussion. I proper
  >left enough of the material in my posts to make it clear what was being
  >discussed.
 
  If I seemed to be supporting any ones contentions,
it was only because you chose to read that into
my post.  I never said or even _indicated_ that
I supported either side of that part of the debate.
That was _your_ dream.
 
  As for injecting myself into a thread, imagine
that!  A public thread on a public system, and
people actually have the balls to interject into
your "private" conversations?  I'd suggest you
grow up or buy your own _private_ system.
 
BP>RM>   I still have to wonder what the hell you are talking about?
  >RM> Which politicians did I accuse of what?
 
BP>        I suggest you go back and read Cott Lang's prior posts.  If you  can
  >understand what is being discussed, you should not inject yourself into the
  >discussion.
 
  I think I can "understand" this thread as well as
anyone.
 
[Below is a copy of the letter from former presidents, Carter, Ford
and Reagan to all members of the U.S. House.  This letter has been
widely cited as being influential in gaining support (particularly
among Republicans) for the Schumer semi-auto ban; HR4296.  The copy
from which this was transcribed from contains no letterhead.  The May
date is somewhat illegible but appears to be the 3rd.]
 
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                         May 3[?], 1994
 
To Members of the U.S. House of Representatives:
 
We are writing to urge your support for a ban on the domestic
manufacture of military-style assault weapons.  This is a matter�f
vital importance to public safety.  Although assault weapons account
for less than one percent of the guns in circulation, they account for
nearly ten percent of the guns traced to crime.
 
Every major national law enforcement organization in America and
dozens of leading labor, medical, religious, civil rights and civic
groups support such a ban.  Most importantly, poll after poll shows
that the American public overwhelmingly support a ban on assault
weapons.  A 1993 CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll found that 77% of Americans
support a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of semi-
automatic assault guns, such as the AK-47.
 
The 1989 import ban resulted in an impressive 40% drop in imported
assault weapons traced to crime between 1989 and 1991, but the killing
continues.  Last year, a killer armed with two TEC9s killed eight
people at a San Francisco law firm and wounded several others.  During
the past five years, more than 40 law enforcement officers have been
killed or wounded in the line of duty by an assault weapon.
 
While we recognize that assault weapon legislation will not stop all
assault weapon crime, statistics prove that we can dry up the supply
of these guns, making them less accessible to criminals.  We urge you
to listen to the American public and to the law enforcement community
and support a ban on the further manufacture of these weapons.
 
 
                              Sincerely,
 
  [signed]                  [signed]                      [signed]
Gerald Ford              Jimmy Carter                  Ronald Reagan
 
 
  Why don't you log onto "Kiddy-Net", I understand
that they are accustomed to tantrums.
 
Rick
 � QMPro 1.52 � We come UNARMED...... this time!
 
 
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