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Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa), in his local constituent newsletter,
*   discussing the subject of handgun control, boasted:
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*       The Subcommittee on Appropriations which I chair had been actively
*       pursuing an effective solution to this problem...but the program we
*       are implementing will take time [i.e. rolling out fingerprinting to
*       all citizens receiving government benefits, like driver's licenses,
*       Medicaid, Welfare]. The solution to screening people...is to have
*       a National [Identification] Center computerized so that local law
*       enforcement offices can instantly access information from all states.
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*       In other words, all states would supply information to the National
*       [Identification] Center, and the Center will have a positive
*       identification system which will identify any applicant...
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*   That Congressman Neal Smith's unconstitutional "final solution" to gun
*   control and other "crime" issues---a National Identification Center---
*   is not just a proposal, but a looming reality, was proven by this startling
*   admission:
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*       We have invested $392 million so far in such a Center, about a four
*       hour drive from Washington, D.C., and we hope to have it completed
*       and equipped in about two years... We hope all states will be in the
*       system by 1998 and will supply information on a continuing basis...
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*       Meanwhile, we will continue to establish the National Identification
*       Center for this AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
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*   It should be noted that, since my revelations in 1994, Congressman Neal
*   Smith and his office refuse to answer inquiries about the National
*   Identification Center.
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*   However, in a recent article in Federal Computer Week, a Washington, D.C.
*   magazine for federal employees, basically admitted the existence of this
*   Center and its activities.
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*   In his arti