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Re: GUN CONTROL Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor

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From: Eric Woolfson
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 01:30
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/ >>:      Please describe the "hunting" uses of a Tec-9 or an Uzi.
/> >>:      Please name one incidence of either one of them being 
/> >>:    used in a self-defense role.
/> >>:    PS: if you cannot, that's O.K. The NRA admitted they cannot
/> >>:    name one, either, and this was on national TV while they were
/> >>:    trying to defend these guns. The only reason they could name 
/> >>:    for continued sales of them was that "they COULD be used for 
/> >>:    hunting". But hunting what, we wonder....
/> 
/> 
/> Why does the only legitimate purpose of owning an assault rifle or machine 
/> gun have to be hunting?  If I ever buy a weapon, I want something like an 
/Uzi 
/> to protect myself from the evil citizens, police, or government persons.  I 
/> would never use the weapon on the good citizens, police, or government
/> persons.  The second amendment did not furnish me the right to hunt.  It
/> furnished me the right to protect myself from tyranny.
/> 

         I don't know why the NRA could only defend sales of 
       these weapons with the lame "they could be used for 
       hunting" excuse.

         Maybe they didn't want to say "we need them to shoot
       police and federal agents if the government becomes too
       bothersome for us".

         At least that would have been a bit more honest, if
       they think this is a Second Amendment issue........
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From: Eric Woolfson <woolf@unicom.net>
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Subject: Re: GUN CONTROL Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 94 18:30:16 PDT
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