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Re: National Rifle Association (NRA) On Campus!

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From: Michael T Shinn
Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 00:00
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John M Atkinson (jatkinso@ANTISPAMgmu.edu) wrote:
: Not in a long time-but you practice the worst-case scenarios, yes?  And
: something odd was going on in California a few years back.  I just hope the
: Commonwealth remains a little more civilized.  I mean, last time the VA Guard
: went out to play CD games was in 1989, when the fraternities got out of hand at
: Virginia Beach.  And then it was more or less in support.    

Yep.  We are truly one of a kind, the US.  (OR very lucky right now.)

: %I would think that an armed revolt and successful overthrow of any
: %government is all the proof you need.  But feel free to hold all the tests
: %you think necessary.

: Of course, I was reffering to the decision I would have to make while the revolt
: was in progress.  Very few revolutions happen overnight-especially in a country
: the size of the US.

Thats sounds plausible.  I wonder what History has taught though.  (I
suspect that you're right - a country this big is awful hard to sneak up
on in  day...)

M. Shinn
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From: mshinn@osf1.gmu.edu (Michael T Shinn)
Subject: Re: National Rifle Association (NRA) On Campus!
Date: 1997/05/01
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