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In article <26162@life.ai.mit.edu> elwin@ai.mit.edu (Lee Campbell) writes:
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>I would not trust any politician that tried to outlaw all posession
>of firearms. However, I could never support the NRA because of their
>positions on licensing and registration of handguns, and their
>position on cop-killer bullets. If they change those three positions
>I will be the first to join up.

"Cop-killer bullets", oh puleeeze. That old chestnut certainly gets
a lot of mileage in the anti-gun crowd. Of course it's totally false,
but what the hell.

The real story is that KTW "teflon" bullets are manufactured by KTW
in Norcross Ga. They are sold only to *police* departments for use
on indoor ranges for *practice*. The teflon coating prevents lead
particles that can be a health hazard in indoor ranges and reduces
wear on gun barrels. They don't penetrate so called bullet proof
vests any better than normal bullets of the same caliber and energy.

However, lots of bullets *do* penetrate so called bullet proof vests
of the type worn by police officers. Most any pointed rifle bullet will 
do. In fact ice picks will penetrate bullet "proof" vests. The proposed
Congressional ban aimed mistakenly, or mischievously, at KTW would
also have banned 99% of all sporting bullets used by hunters. It
would not have affected the kinds of bullets actually used against
police officers. What the proposal *did* do was alert criminals that
police officers in large numbers now wear lightweight concealed
bullet *resistant* vests under their uniform shirts. This may have
resulted in several officers being killed by being shot in the *head*
in the months following the publicity.

When the NRA pointed out the *facts* of the case, Congress quickly
dropped the "cop killer" proposal, but the media only reported that
the "powerful gun lobby" had killed this life saving bill. Phah!

Gary