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1225 !VE ST. N.w SUITE 1100
WASHINGTON. C.C. 20005 (2021898·0792
Wl'$llrn R'gian Olfie. 10951 WEST PICO BLVD
ROOMZO. lOS ANGELES, CA ;006'
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Distribution List: ./ oPDFrl Fo-
PIS., i-lS/ P cc: Richard Ahorn
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L •• Fisher
Larry Lowenstein
John Phillips
Helen Raiser
Maurice Rosenblatt
Jeanne Shields
Odile Stern
N. T. Shields
Sarah Brady
Stanley E. Fo.ter
John Hechinller
Edward O. Welles
Charles J. Orasin
Lois Bus
Sandy Cooney
Amy Weitz
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,.c,.. 0' 1:I1:.l"lto&'lll1ft9 ".tin,. vill b. 1s.1.d a' the Whit. Hou.. tb=ou9h W!~ter.
'·"'4. All aU99a.tion •• hould be collated 4~d d.llv.red to our pol~cy team by th.~ . ' ..
• A. "~lG' ot fuftdral •• t:' ,hculd be Ol',Aftlled for local poli~i.c.l ~~ll1,e eht:ou,~::·th.
'P~.'" .;" 1114. the clet6ih will ... olltU. .. "d 1ft .... n."l&ed ... mo.} w •• hould h~t. a
.'ron,ef: pr ••• "ce at Aft". t.hoo·. fUltd ral.er 1ft .arly Jaftuaz:y.·, '. ': •• 1 !.:;
." ••• a.l ••••• :, .~:} A taboo_itt,. on cnedJ.a and pv.,lic affair •• a .... led a 11.t of p~ ••• releas •• i:."d
" .. ,tadl •• , which Uft b. timed to 0". rol.ased to the lIleella pe~ daY.·:·!.A oRer to ;,,11y
1.-. .. :: ltaiftcail' the 1ai9h ,~O fi1. of the ,'1ft cofttrol l •• u. • w. clOft • t ~'".tat to 10"~·: t.h.
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•• ,.alaatlona ".ve .... " v.ry .~tv. i" k •• pift, th. ,un eoatZ'ol i,'''. ~ •• olut.ly: In
vi_v, vltlaoat afty a •• l.tance tEom u.. , •• ur. to call the v.&'loo' Itatioft man~t.r.
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7bl. ~ftth wll1 ~. o~uGi.l to Ivari", vot •• 'O~ Sea. r.i".~.l,,·. AJa.ult W.apon :~.ft. . . ?:.
Gaoe tbla ,.,ae., v. vill I •• tbe be,lnnlft9 of a land. lid. vhlc~ ; •• MaA thu,';~!.11 ... " .. • 01: 1M pl. to .top, o~ ch.1E fav pavn. 1n COft,~aa. b. able ~o til/,ulcer. .}.~,
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.. ."e .. eec... A ••• cla1 ,r." confer.noe va. pnpo •• cI in ol'd.~':. to tll.l'k •• ~f.ou. -':, .
• ~t. politteda... for: 'b.i.~ .UppOR tor: .~rl_.&" 'u" COfttzol. :., ft. IUbcoaaai'te. ~ ,. .
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POlltlc~~vrsf'-lor ICAndiA, up to ~. old boy ~etwork of the Gun Lobby, SP~cl&l p~al.. to a.ftato~ Dianne ra1nltela va. r..ntioned f~~ har coura98 in scandln9 ~P to
th. e"az cU.N.Blah!n, na:abar of lun crazy .xtre:llista who'a,e actually pU1hin9 to:_ke
eur society a killin9 field. .~~
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a.n of po •••• aion ot part. to convert arm. into ~lit.ry conf~9U~atlon
"n on all pump ahOf.9uA. capable of bei"9 conver:et.t to ov.~ 5 .hot. "iCbout
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lanDin, of all nachine ,una, delt~Qctlve devie •• , ahort; .hot9un~/~i~1 •• ,
•••• ult ve.ponl, Satu~day Ni,bt S~Qcials and Kon-SportiA9 Ammun1tlon .
Az •• nal Licensing
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• Illm£nation of the aapt. of Civilian MArksmanship, 10A9 consid.red a s4cred cow
and 4 difto.au~ f~om the Cold war year. (Thank you Pre.ident Clln~cn!!!)
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I c:1aoolyard. , • aan Oft all I:e.liat.lc c.pU.ca,/toy gUlia or
rend.red r.al1.tl~
non-fiZ'Q&rm' ~:.C&P:&):)l. cf ~.ln9
. .~ • The zl,bt of victlma of ",n Yio1ence to .UG IMnu£.cturers .~nd d •• l.r. ~o be
.Ifl~d and parhap., aid.d with mollel f~om 90ve=nment prc9Z' ....
• ta~., 00 Ammo. Daalors licenl~a , fans to o~flot the Modical ~sta to soei.ty.
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• ch. evantual b4A· ot 411 seN-automatics
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).tt.~ tbe _etln,. th. follovln9 ida.. "ere tho Z'GI.ult, 0' a hrain.to~n9
• ••• 10ft t.o guide _be focus of ,un cOftt~ol' lnitiatlv.s ovor t~. n_~t five y.~~ .. The.a may aot b. politically fe •• ibla ida •• fo: 19'.. but w. A:. oOftf1daftt ~hat
vlth continued p~.'.Qre we can achleve moat if not all of ~h... 9°&1. vlthiD
&b. next five year.. the fo11ovln9 1iat 1. condensed from ou~ D*etln9 in vblcb "
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fo~ action.
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1ft1t141:0 thl. .t.p ilftUdlately. 'lo~s. ~ol.~ to our '".ft'aO~ outllninv ou,~ ideA.
on how tbi. ahould bo .xecut.d.
a Licea •• ~OZ' U'l. ad .1l=Iua8
w. .laould take O\l~ cues from GZ'.a~ Bd.taln . Strict '·.ilC.".lD~ .hould b.
.. "datorr foZ' all tlr.~rms, wh.th.r hand,vn. or not.
I .~tG lie..... to~ OWD.~.b1p o~ li~.ar.ma ".
w. va"t to taka a workable idc~ from Gzeat Britain. wherea'. v. sbould ~equ1z •
the .t.te. to 1a.uo strict lic.ns.. fez pel.Gss10n and Z'eq~lr. the lic'D~e. to
be .ltned by at 1.aa~ th~ •• public olficials - 1.0. ~b. po~ic. chiet. t •• city
a~co~fteJ and the mayo~. for ex~mple,' to .1Lmln~te ow".~ahlp by daa9.zou.
lndivtdual.. It 1.1 r.a.onabl. to ~.qvil" that all l"cUvl~ual. must p~~v. to
the .i,,,e~. that they zaqulre a f1raar:n. 1'bi.. .houlcl it. attAch.d t,o any
1.,islacloe ~.qul~ad parchaaer, to ahow a ne.d foz • tlrear.~
.. ..actiOD o~ ~he D"'~ of "us. ~o nqui.zo IUS Az._al licen ••
Ught 110" the p~oFe •• cl ~ •• :\al l1ceftacs vlUch S.nator r~lft.t.f.A ~hou~cI be
pusb!'", fo~. l"eCl\l1Z'a. an' "Arsanal Lice,.,.·· fo~ thoa. people who f •• l cher 1II •• d
~~e tha,. 20 fUA. and 1000 rounds of &~nltlo". w. f •• l ,hac this nu.bel' 11
too fee.rou., due to the fact that aDr 4u&Dbor of 9unl c~D.titut., • ,Z'av.
tlte.at to tb_ .atecy ot the comn:unlty, we 'G99Qst scro"91J: that this liee"s •
lilD1t 1». ~.duced to po.a.,.iDn fr •• tlr thalli 5 ",ft. ~cl ISO roua.. of
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It t. Aoe aaze.eonable to ~oqu11'e & ye.~l, la. tor an Ar •• ,.al lSeen •• to ". a ••• 1 •• oC '300.00, "ltll a cap of '1000.00. 1'b. monay collect~cI O4n b •.
d.f~.y &b. 1 ... " .... dical costa dlrecely attributed to tb ••• ~ ••• 41~ v •• po" ••
I Zial'. 0.. b •• aa1 t.lc:aa.1a9
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Ito ~ •• a.l I.1c.".1."9 to b. permitted 1,. countS •• vlth popula~lo". of lItO". ',than
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R.qa~l'.meat. of reelerally Approved Sto~a9. Safe for all gun •. i We .bould follov Great 8~lt.in·a lead on this. ... be r.~irld t.o ~v. a .tor69' s~to -' vhich ",eeta minimum federally ~n~ated
fbi. .tep would reduce tb9 tra~ic accide~tl. "bi~h cl~iCl\ the
liven ot tens ot thou:sands of child~.n a yo.tr and ma~. i~ mc~e difficult for
burgl.ars to .teal the 9un ••
%alpec:t10D 1.t caa ••
Motber 900d rlvenue acu:ce wculd bl! mandatc:), in.pection liconsinq of all
.af... Eacb .at. would b. l'09is~e:e:l with • apoci!ic se:1al numl-,.= and tbe
.e:ia1 number. and typ.s ot w.~pcn. stc%.d .hould b. or. file ~1:h feder.! and
'tatl authorities. Since unannounced inspections can insure that "ll decla:ed
v.apenl at. bein9 properly stored. all .afe licen~~~ s~ould have an additional
• Ian on ~~f.c~u~i~9 ift cooD~ie. w1t~ • po,ulaeioD ot ~=. ~~.ft 200,000
~Clo 9~e.~ too ju.t!.!y ta. t~:ea~ to public: e"f~t.y. 'thi. 1. .• .mall stop to
built ever.y day.
:0 aaAA1a, &11 m11itazy etyle t1z •• :=, ~h. 'eAdin, N4:ional ban on ~ll Aa,aul~ WeApon., b~,~~ on a 'point .yst.m can be
expanded to evontually cove: any fi.=ee,:m "it.h a :amot.ly military apPlarance.
w. f.el t.hAt ttli. a99r ••• ive appc~ranee app.al. to t.ae type of d&n,e:ou,
individuals who aze a definite throat t.c public .alet.y. w. hope that. thia
poi,.: .ya:eat can ev.nt.u~lly be I~pandad to hi9h pow~red .1~ fun. and ·~aine
b.ll- vaapona, which caD 1nflict ,reat damage , and with a l1t~1. ef!o:t can be
••• il1y convertod 1nto ~eal 9un,.
11 lauta., of aay lfacb.1n. GUB J&~. or pazt. "bleb C&.A b. u •• d ,. • Nac:b.1ne Go
Periodical, such 61 -The ShotGun No"s" particularly cat.~ to· individual. ~bicb
vi.h ~o build ille,al ~cbino 9una • If Senator Fein.tein'. coul'a9aou •• action
of tbe C~ime lill 1 •• uece •• lul 1n banDin9 all machino qun8, except for ,olice
anel mll1t.zoy, then there would b. no latl:lmate need lor Machlne Gun, parts
exoept to ~ul1d 111e,al weapona.
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tbe caz~!D9 a gi~oarD aayv •• ~G bat home o~ t.~,.t ~aa,o OE 1a t,aa.it :.
t~ oa. to t.e otbe:.
ca~zylA9 of fl~.a~.o.
13 »&DA~D9 ~opl.cam.at p~e (mfg, .&1., pos •••• toD,
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Thou.aftd~ of people a~a buildin9 111.;&1 vcspon, eYG~y ~y. w. can FU~ ~ dQnt
iA thlG by banDin9 pa~. and part. kit., oxcepe ~hO:9 item. like tbe barrel aad
tri"er 9~ouP, vhieh are rno.~ U,lc~ly to vear out dUll to u •• :
l~ .l~.a~ioa 0' tho CQ~io R.lic 11.t
A IUA i. a 9\1 n . Evon an old 9un can kill people. rhl. i. a leop hole in
fedeE"l law which b •• a11o",.d thous""ds of dan90rot.:. woapo"., to b. di~erl~ue.d
uncbecked. This r~9ulation, it cn4cted, would autom4tically ellminato th.'ne.d
.... : ,'. tor a Cu:io or rell = coll "c:to~'. lic:onse. All h&ftd9un~. rifl.aa and sbo~9Un.
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w~uld fall ur.d~~ tbe aama c~to90~Y as thoir modern counterpart ••
11 CODt~ol ot ~Aie1oo bGlon9ing to C.:tain Suzplus ri%~
$onator Moynihan bas alroady propo.ed & tax or ban a~ .22LR, 32 .cp. 25 ac~ and
lann ammo. bo~ov't~. it haa b •• " pointed out to u, that there i. an •• tron:e
proliferation of bl,h poworod surplu. rifl •• (l.G. tho Hoiaia-Ha9~nt sor1es: a~d
tho Enlield Soricu) in whleb th6 wholesal. pd.co. arm •• low ., #45-75.: Wo
aU90o:st that to control the prollferaeion of Ylolen~o as~ocJ.at.d with the ~~Z"C;.
number. of th~s. typo. of VGapa". entllrin9 this coun~ry t.hat ve ban' tbe
1mpoztation of thel~ ammunition. 7.64x!tR and .303 R aur.plua am=ualtica.
~8 aY.A~ua1 BaD o~ SaDdguD 'o ••••• ioo
Thi. say bo closer to reality ~haft mAfty ot us think.
lncreasin,ly unpopulAr and va think that wJ.t~in livo y.ars ~. ca~ enact a ~otal
ban Oft poa.e,10n at the f.dGral lavel.
I' 8a.uia, og by &maIO tat 'ltG m!l!.tuy fUA8 (,o.~ 1.45)
Wlth the pc-ol1£azoation of high povered ",aaponG, includio9 ae.u.-a"eoNtlcs "~aDd automatic. from wozold War It. vo aU990st follov1nq tho l.ad of H.xico, .... by
p~ohlb1tln9 tb~ .ale p manutactu~o, poas •• ,lon O~ tzoanal.zo of &Gy cailbo=
t1ttin9 a aa!11t.ry fire.rIIl 1,. ,el'vic. wttb • cec09nJ. •• d nU.l1aary force .~t.~
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coalJ.tute DOZ'. tu..:. the ecpj,vale"t of 100 ~OQQ~ of aDWUA11:10o.:
With the bo~ift9 tho World T~.d. Canter, it ha. boan made cl.3r that we must
control the amount of .~ploslve m3t'ri~la. in public handa. It 1. ar;~acle that
110 has 4ftY real n~ed to have ao much d~n1.rous mAteflal on b~nd.
11 BaA 00 ~~. po ••• O.iOA 01 ezplo.iYQ powder. of mo~D t~aD 1 kllog:am at aAY ODe
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Gun. "uts ar. notori""'1 lo~ c!J:cumventln9 ebe intent of tb. Is", :0 wo can
,eJ.n!orce the abeve ~I'opo~~d r.9ulation with tbia addi~i:»nal no~a:icr.. t~il
ac!diti'lftal l~nguat;o can b_ aae£ul in prevantin9 "1::»=-r:\i1icer" hobb3·iat.s a:ad
other danger~v. iftdJ.yid~&ls •
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In additioA to th. banning of military caliberl, there 1* a plethora of
dang_rcas· round. Which Are too high powered for Ipc:~ins ~a ••
to!:. !uqh.at c4l1b"~3 of piatol and =ifle ar.vnunitoion (o! foote ar. the mons~er
calib9ra for rlfl •• and pistol., 11k. the .50 calibor Oe=.r~ Eatle Bullet). we
a!1:»~lC! noe for9~t the le •• ona l.a~n.d "ith the 1nai:i!.cus Black 1,,10:\ 1u:=o.
Hollow pointa, Glaser kill1ft9 round:. and other type~ of a:r.m"Jnitior. deaiCIn
'pac!!!c411y for mal~n9 ahould be pr:hibitad.
:~ A National Licea •• fo~ ~Ai~10.
Th1. 1 •• n id •• who •• elme has com.. Wo should look at a rod4ral Li~enae for
purcha.1ft9 of a~ftltion of all kind.. A .pecial form should b. !orwa:ded to •
ne'" federal ot!1cCI to track those who are pureh~:i!"lq too much anvnu!"Iitio.n.
R.m.~~a= that • ,un 1. usaless wlthou~ ~~unitl0 ••
22 8aAAloq 0% G~~£ct licoftl1D~ of ell ~e-l0.~n9 compoAant.
Amnuni~ioft r9?ulotion law. can b. r.9ularly bypa.~ed by ho~. load.~., c: •• ein9
an un~_:9:o~ft~ cotta,_ lftdas~~y of a~~ mAnufac~uro. 'os:.~~J.Oft or purcn~=~ of
:a-loadin, mat.rial. and IMcnincu ~hculd be r.stricted ~nd thos4 wbo w1ah to
uo. s,.~1.11y loaded.ammunition C4n to co a fodorally li~ensed 're-Ioador'.
23 Natloaal "I~.~~atioo of ammu~ltioA O~ AmmD buyeZ' • r... colleeced fro. the national licens.. should go towardo a nationwid~
elatabaDe of aawo buy.r:.. with a poss1blo background check to .U.min&te the
pu~ch~ •• af d.nge~ou. ammo by t.10no 01' ~encal pacionts •
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Lllr. tbe oto%&,e "ale 101' 9"11), thoro lilould b. • aat1c»n.l ~.quJ.&,.'"ftt to"
op.cial •• f08 to Bto~.~. Tbeee •• fea abould b~ ~amp.c·pcool aftd fireproof
6"cI be l'e9i'tel'ect th ..... !". 80 that 08 the spot l.u,,.~loft. can be beld.
Again_ the coate 10% thea. leDp.e~iofto caD be Ab.o~b.d by the lieense f •••.
"i' '",e'i a. leetaicti., o.a IaDgG. to co~~, •• ~tb popa1etioAa o~ 1 ••• ~ 200,000
The obvious tu.at to public GaIety of obootlft9 ran,.. ad .tray bullet. b".
be.n 10lt on un, atat.a end couftti... ere ean initiate a ,.do".l ~ndat. 01'
Inc.Dtlv •• to ,et Itateo to pl'ohtblt any kind of uhooting ran,. within • county
witb • po,ulatloft of mo~e tban 200,000.
2. Gradel lieuo' .. of ~AD"IJ
fhc.e ra"9.. vbac:h eoft!o&1ft to tbe l'~ovio\1" ~eq"i~e .. nt ahoa14 9.~ .,acial
l1ce"ei"9 ~v. ."d beyond tbat which io requil'Qd nov.
eXllti", O~ n,," .hooti", 1'4n9Q lauot ,ee in vd.tin9 til. p.~.l •• ton of all
p~opacty ovnero Within • ~Qdiu. of aeven ~le •.
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Adcl1tional ~.veft\1. can be a Durtax 011 ~.ngee. ".qu1~i.n9 the eollactLoil of G
minimulft of $85.00 per visit p.~ pe"lon. fhi. can b. in addition to ~9qui~.ci
_mb.~shlF fees. upon whic:h tbe .~at. AI'cl local 90v• rnmente ,at • .1 :eabl.
po~tion. to helF d.l~.y the 1~~ft •• coat of 9Uft ~iole"c ••
J. Waitl89 ,..io4 to. ~tal5 om ".tol CaDI ••
It h.. b •• n .uCJ90atad in tbe past that felo". CAn acquir. ,i.tol. and oth.l'
autOtUtic veApon. tritbou~ a bac:k9.tound check by r.nc1n, • 9Uft on a tll~get
~a"9.. Dal'anved individuals are 1:tallcally bein9 9iven II llce"Go to 'p~'ctice
h,,"clet bumans' at thea. QO call.d • '1'0~tiIl9 ran9 •• •• We thiftk tbat •
,.aelonal waitin9 ,."iod fOl 9110 ~.ntala 10 yc~ anothe.t idea "baae ti_ baa
COIfta •
If$&Yi"" ",lph a'9'9S' gyp Yip19!s,
2' a&aDl.. GaD •• ov~
111.,.1 tl'aftsfcar. aad tbo .al.. of a.".ult ".apon. .nd ."baocblft. 9U". i. •
COftUftO ... v ... t at c •••• aD called tun .hovI. a JaUtO dent Mn "- IUd. ift ~ba
ille,al t~afflckin9 ot Vea,oft. bJ banftin9 the •• ahova <o9.t~.C.
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laaal., of _11\817 ne.ctJI8Dt.
tbe qu.etloAa~l. • 8i atoz!. 'cal" valua of p
t.holo .venta haa •• cape" public tcrut1ny .. for too loftg. NanJ of thea. ao C41lod histo~lcal events .~e a mere exC:u.e fo~
fUft Dut. to blaat tile eountzyalde with aucomatic wcapon •• What i. t.o keep t.hem
froa load1n, 1i9. bullet. and havin, tho.. .tray hullet. kill lnneC.ft~
child" ... ? Wh.t liy~. in the future "ill b. loat due to Uu.s paramilitary
'~aifti", ,01,., on right under our n08e.? W. propo.. the pzohibition of
Su"iv.liat./pa~amill~a~y, Wo~ld War I .nd World War II and Civil if&" 1\.enactROnt8 on e.deral l.nd, and hope to anccu:~9. tb. atat.. to p~obibit tbem
f~o •• t.~e aftd county lands aa well.
31 llaJcic, aal."!lIl tlae ..... 1J 0' &10':8 ,lau • amuI iJlcU."i.a1. vbo ue Dot peace
o~nc.Z'. oz a:lli~a~
Slnce moat hunt1,., pareies consist for four, w~ r4coqni:e the nc~d to eliminate
t.h. currently 18gal ••• aft\bly of .hoeters for p4ranulita!")' tr&inin9 onpr1vat..
lands. Thi' 18 just on~ vood aU9ge.tion for ou: ellm.in&t~on of t.he ",un
culture" from tbe malnstrO.1."ft.
32 Beg'a t:o ncb 1a_'ieV Oil all p=lic lead_
Blood 'ports are aD anathema to a civilizf!d aoe:'e::,'. h:)w6ve=, it ~ss. b.e~~ a
political zoo.lit.y that the hunters and ~heir ilk hay' too .::on, cf a
ass",ult "kl11inq macbine," will open the door to other re.trictlon,. Wlth the
dl~n1shlnq number of hunters, we feel th.t perh~~s 1n flY. YGA:. ". can epen
~p MUch more of our eount.ry t.o eampers and hik.t~, And aliminato tb. the.at to
fam1U.el OUt. can:pin9, by lookin9 at ",ucb mere % ... ~Z'ict.ioDa •• to what parcel.
of land .,111 allow hur.t1ftV.
hunt Oft p~!v.te l~nd.
Thi' w111 not infrinVQ on aportalr.fln t. riqht to
33 llakla, Gu Owo.~ ... cozcla uet '''oto. caat.t..r of public r.cozd
We would have to as.erbl. a 1.9S~ t.eam, in ordor t.e i~v •• ~l,.t. t~. balanc. of
tho %i~ht to p~ivacy a,.d the ri9h~ t.e safeguard ~ho ~ublic. w. fu1lr ondor ••
tha phot.o,~.phin9 and fiDverprintin9 of .11 9un owner., howevaz, th ••• ceCaI'd,
ar8 "."ally realevatad t.o 14\:1 anforc.mant ua. only. Wa think that it would ba .a
tood id •• to make t.heso record public, 10 that. the eotllft'lUalt.le. can have t.h.
kftowlad,. of who p~ •••• dent.r to their community b.fo~e d! ••• ter .~zi~.a, Wa
~.al1ze that this proposal would probably be controvereial, thUD a lon,' public
affairs C4capai.Oft would hay. t.o be lnU:i&~ed 1a ol'del' t.o ilul1d public .uppo~t
.nd •• ao tho t~an.1t.ion of .ueh .a idea. We fe.l t.hat thl. id •• b •• meclt, .nd
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c~n b. justified via ~h. past publication of tho name. of wot9C ~~JtQr~ durin9
drouqbt, cu~tcmer3 for pro3titJt.ion, and deadbeat paconts who 'ro delinquent on
ch!.ld surport.
3& RaDdom 'olic. ~.ck. tor WQapoce (like aob:iaty chockpo1Dt.)
Thi. id.a W3S floated before in CAlifornia in 1985, vhere acm. thou;ht it would
be a q,teat d~ter rent to 9anq c;~ima for police tc ell) ,weep' for 9~nq ",eapens.
Riqht DOW tbi 8 ideA If.ay have somo resistance, however, the pol it ic:al clitn.3tl
cae become right to initiate theso ~andcm vehiclo stop ADd check. at all level,
and in all type. of n~i9hborhood~. If we continue to maineain th~ p~e •• ure VQ
can ~ke this ~ ~.ality.
The N~~ 71fte8a Years:
With .11 tb~t i. 90in9 on. who knoV's wbat. ill posaibl. in t.he nG!(t tifte6n
years? With murdo:3 La thQ str~ets, and th9 public fed up, and the once miqhty
thuCJI of the Gun Lobby whimperinq in impotence we have 3n oppc=tunity to chanqa
t.he face of America fox the better! Previously we tb~u9ht that it wculd t~ke
at. l"~'t a century to elimin,sto danqflxous weapons and ,uns from the public
hands, but now vith allies in the White Rouae and Conqres., "'e can accele~ote
t.hiG trend. and maJcQ tho b.axbaric Nil). extinc:t!!! Here are aoma iC!cuu to
con~ider for the loni tDrm:
Essential to tho N •• ndarthal 9un culture aro the typical ttUlitary clotbln~.
camcufl.1qe, pouch." and gear, boot.s and ct.her c~mb3t gear. They
Quphemi,tic.111y :efer to th1.s as 'militArist. Eliminaeion of the futuZQ salQ
of the •• items will c:ipplo tho cultu:e of violQnce well i~tc t.he 21.st century.
w. .hould look at the posalbilitiy of victims of violence initiated by copyin9
an act on televi.lon and th. movie or video "creCtn, suing the INlkars of suc:h
shows £01: componsation to their 3ul!a:in9. If 'the indu.t~y cannot ZQ9ulatQ
it,.lf, we may h&~o to oventually look at. a~ ind.pond~nt b~a~ch of 90venment,
to dQtor~lne which seonos cause more hArm tha~ 900d to t.he public and r.9ulate
tho Dumb.rs of vlelont Acts portrayed.
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w. cannot aurvive into the 21st contuIY unlQ~~ we rQmember the Ae~c to e~p4nd
our va~o to ~.w th1nklni ~o the lotal di'~:~m.n~ of America. With much of the
public c:li~a%r.led w. c~n I::OC~tI\O more liko Great Britain, whero we can al:lo
.11min~ta the need fer much ~£ cur police to bo ar~ed. this would ~~ko a loni
time, llOWQVII:, • concerted public :el~tl.on' comp~i9n can p~.Jsure local law
ealorcem.nt to 9iv. up their ~lJ:m'. when tho t irr.e coma, •
• till avall.bl. to ~p~~ial Uftl.t, like SWA, or the mil~t~ry.
Weapon". would be
Too much irre.pon.llibl.a m4te~ial i, purporccadly covered cy the. 1.: am$ndment,
hovever. th. eimo will como when cu: natl0n ha~ co aqree th~: ,o~e literature
aoo. not b~10n9 in a ,~te .ocioty, like inJtruction manu~ls on how :0 kill. or
how to lIIale. homemade .xplo~ivas, or nucle~r bc=s. We must rc.alize that there
esn b. ~ueh a, thing a, too much fr9~dom whe:_ ,uch literatuz. pO$e5 a ~_rious
thzeat to the public S3!ety.
1994 .o~nd. t~o death ~a.ll tor thQ bully tactic, ot tbe NRAo &Ad t~G cultuz8 of
viol.Ace 1c Anwn:1c:a' t
We are presslc~ on all front~ and much of thia C3n be~o~e ~.alit~ soone: ~hen
Wit.h ~he 10as of power 3nd c:lou~ of the NAA ~nd thei: var~ou~
.~~ll.r crony OriGnizationa crumblin9 to dU3t. we C3n eliminate a 200 yo~: old
license eo Inu:doar into hittory, anci Gater the 21st century & s~ll!~ plac. for
cu: ~h11d~an and our childrQn', ebid:en.
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Attachment 1:
Con£idcntiJl Informatign fOE us. by Lgbbyiftl 0; Slnlor Offie@rs ONNY'
Fees based on calculated costs of reccrds maintenance. cent%ali:.ed computer
system set up, cost ot new computer and record keep:'n; equiprnent I
a~~in~strat1ve costs of new federal and state offices, cost of enforcement and
inspection, and calculated cost of qun violence to society.
These listincas 11:'lc1 the docUl'nentatior. used to calculate these suggested fee
sched'Jles will l)e made ava.ilable to· Fede%al Law Enforcer:ent Al:thorities and
the U.S. Dept. cf the Treasury for review, when 'the time is ri;ht. Additional
material will be made available to key politi,.;"o! when proposir.g any fee
:elated leqislation. These suqqGstion, will be inst:umental in determir,ino
the natu:e of future 9un control leqislation and proposals.
THE FOLLOWING INrO~~ATION IS CONF!DENTIAL!!
OFFICES OF BCI UNLESS HAND DELIVERED TO
LEGISLATO~ OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OfFICIAL.
CO NOT DISTRIBUTE !!YC1~D THE AN APPROVED S~ATE OR feDERAL
a) Handgun License Fees:
Yeu 1 ~o 2:
P:09ram can be9in at a relatively low cost to discouraqe non-compliance: sso·- 57' annuli teA
Yeaz 3 to 4:
fees would be raised to reflect cost of enforcement ,and d.i.scou:aqe new
owne:ship: 1'50 - $250 annual fee
Y.ar 5 to 8: I! private ovne~ship has not ))een prohibited by this time then fees can be
9radually inc%eased to discouraqe private ownership. 1!5Q - .&25 .nnual fee
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b) Suggested penalties ~O~ aon-co~liance with licensin9:
(Penalties would have to be fo:mally e~tlin~d by state and federal lawmakers)
ta) ral1ure to aequire license
51.000/6 mos in jail and revocation of ability to own !1rear~'
(b) r&ilu:e to ma!~tain license
$!,000/12 ~03 in jail and rev~cat!on ot ability to own firearms
(e) Failure to tu=n over qun3 fo= destruc~ior. alter lap!e of lice~se
315.000/18 mos in jail and revocat1on o! abi11ty to own firearms
railu=e to re-ne''''' license 0: not:ify
wct:ld be ccn3idared a. ~e' QirV. ).11
issuing authority of cha.nge of status
firearm: own would be the:'l considered
eon':raband and could then be cor.fiscated.
£:~~a~. A recorc or destruc~ion would have to be issued vi~ co~~on carrier
tc th-. federal 90ven~ent not later than 60 days after conf1scatio".
e) ~fl. , SbotiUn Licensa:
P=o9rs~ can beqin a~ S30 0= a~ cos~ dete:mined to ~ai~tain !ederal records on owne:s~ip and reqistration.
S3Q - 5148 aDDy~l :~~
d) State Licens1nq of Fi~ear=3:
The States can collect revenue by initiating state license requirements. The
Ce?t. of Justice for each state will be responsi~le for initiatinq the
p:ograms at the 3tate level. The license fees would be =.lat~vely equal .ith
t~e federal fee :equi:em.nts.
e) ~ocal ~1censi~9 of Fi%ea~:
The U.S. ·T%easury Dept should look into any leqal precedent which will allow
e!'le federal authorieie3 to allow cities anti towns to restrict ownership or·
initiate ll.censinq requirement3, with the cost of each annual license to
reflect the cost of records maintenance and enforcement. 548 - 5113 annUAl tg.
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f) ~ •• na1 License: (cuzrently at 20 guns O~ 1000 ~ds ammo)
SU9~ested Fee schedule: $300 - $1000 annual fee
Alte~nat. Yearly Fee Schedule:
If qun3 owned exceed 20 - $200 par 9un over the limit
If ~o qty exceeds 1000 - S100 per each 50 rounds ove: the limit (fees are flexible due to requirement. ot local law enforcement)
9) Suggested Penalty ro~ Non-Compliance of ~senal Licensing Law:
$5, 000/8 mo~ in j~il, confiscation of all firearms related p:operty and the revocation of ability to own firearms. (Fl.n.l Qlsposition would ·have to be
det.~mined by the Dept. of J~~tice and the state and 'federal le9isl&tU:6!)
b) Sate I,1cellse:
SuggO~t-d F,e .~hodul,~ (Fees based on calculations ot set up of eomputari:ed records keepinq system, enforcement and ~e9istration procesaino)'
i) Ammunition Regi.t~at!on , ~lcens.:
sw:rg"'s~ed ~e" 'rbftdul~!. ISS - $117 fe, lor UteRn", .. to buy emrDlmit i(,!O
(rees based on ~alculations of SQt up of compute:1zed records keeping system, entoreement anc reqistration process1n9) .
') r.d.~al licen •• !o~ ~.-Load1ng (o~ posse •• ioD o~ ~e-1oa~n~ e~~pment) $"nge,tcd '.e sebedulA' $130 - $115 .nnpal fec
k) Ammunition Safe License F •• : 1$5 - 515 Innpa) Ca,
1) Ran98 License (New Wedazal ~1c8Da8 OQ ~a~get, outdoo~/indoo~ :&ft9Qs)
Sv,q.~t9d r-e SCb9gU!c; $12.100 - Sl',§QQ annual fee
~) Rang- fax ree (~oaed on Fede:ally l~c.ft •• d gaD ~ang.s)
Suag-aCed Fc. scbedule' 385 - 5100 collected per pexana . Rer visiP
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k) Inspection Licen$e: (Ve%ifyi~q the records of guns and ato~age)
This vould def:ay the cost ef i~spection of firearm, safes in busi~esses o~
private home~)
S5e~ - $678 ann",! fee
II. Sugg.~+ions whiCh can bg mad- immAdiately ay'ilabl~ to ley Politician~
Ind ~b. '-,r'tary pC ~b, Q $ Trt.su.~~
a) Ine:ease Dealers License (Fede:al r~~.arms L~can5e 01 and 02) :
SuqqC;te~ [Qe ,chedule' S6QQ - 5750 annUal ft·
b) Inc~eased TL·te 1 Han~£ac~urinq Licen~e rees:
~et:pd. Fe t '''cbpd'lle t S6 2QO - SQ. ton annual fee
e) Inc:.a$ed Title 2 Hanufacturinq License Fees:
513 ;Qc - 519,210 annual ~pe
Hor~t Case
Federal Handqun Licer.se: $50
F€der!l ~ifle , Shotqun License: $30
S~ate Gun License Fe.: $74
Local Gun Lice~3e ree: $49
Ar3e~al License ree: $300
Sa:e License Fee: $228
AIr.:nuraition License F(;;e: $S5
Re-Loadinq license Fee: $130
~o Sat. Licensa Fee: $55
Ammo In~pecticn ree: $589
fota1 I,nn11,1 Cost; .t sse
Beat ~I~='
$ 625
$ 148
$ 150 $ 113
$ 1,000. $ 392
S 117
.$ 175
$ 75
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This cost is not unreasonable, since it would offset considerably the
Vi019n,-. If a qun enthusiast fe~ls that he need:s such firepowe:-, it i.~ not
unreasonable to require h~m to provide the money necessary to offset the CO$t
to· society of such firepower. Ultimately such a.:tion wo~ld take the 91amour
and attraction out of fi~earms ownership and decl'ease the numbers of qun
own.r! in the U.S. to I man,qAh1e number.
IV. B~dus:;tiQn of tin" Ow'P-r populatign a.nd rOi!goti.1 y,.o;ly '-venue
!he fe~eral ;over~9nt ~stimates that arour.d 65-75 Hillion ~,ericans own ~uns,
The!e !ees and the licensing requirements wo~ld allow ~$ to ·take gunz o~t of
:t.e han~~ of an e!ti:nated 30 million unsuitable or ineli9ible indi-.,idl:als.
The tees for the rerr.aini:19 quali~yin9 1:1dividual! "'ocld additionally ~ed\:ce
the number to about 14 million gun ownerS. The estimated federal and state
~6venue from such tee schedules would c~nstitute A minimum of $21.812 Billion
Ooilax$ (~orst Case) to an e"timated S4€,622 Billion (Se!t Case) annually.
0\:: eventual goal is to reduce the number ot licensees to :ero. Th~ :evenue
itself can be utilized to achieve this goal.
(A) Institute a Qando " or" national fond comprehens:'v'! educational ea:.\pa!qn in
the public sehools (R-12) to de-;lamouri:e 9uns and qun ownership and to tell
the truth about the 2nd A:nenerr.ent (that it does not addz:es! an individiual
riqht out a co~unity :iqht) and the yea~s of NRA propoqanda to the contrary.
(8) A well funded and eoncerted campai9n to add credence to the call, for eli~inatin9 the 2nd amendment enti%ely via constitutional amen~nent.
tel Pz:ovide a revenue sou:ce for the cost of enforc~mene of the new laws by
Fece~al and State Law enforeement officials . . (D) P:ovide an offsettinq monetary fund to provide medical se:vices and le9al • ervices to victims of VUn violence.
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..... ,. ,. eEl Establish a nationwide system of eoll fxee nu~~ers for reportir.g violators
of the new gun restr~ction~ anc non-licenS89S. A ce:tain sum may be set asid~
for eash ·reward, for tips ~hich !e~ult in conviction.
Ranqe License:
p.ar.qe Tax Fee: Gun Dealer Lic.nse Fee:
512,lCO.00 annual fee
$95.00 collected per person, per visit $600.00 annual fee
Title 1 Gun Mf9 License Fee: S6,000.00 annual fee
T~tl~ 2 Gun Hf; License ree: S13,400.00 annual fee
~evenu. ealculation, conce:ninq the ~bove fees will depend on how the nunb~rs
of gun ranges, gun ranqe visitors, C1Un dealers and gun manufaeeurers are
affected by the ~ncreased fee,. It i$ ~ot un:easonable to predict at lea't a
40' drop in the$'!! num!:er~ by the end of the first year. ).rod ar.othe:- 35% d:cp
the yea: after tha~.
Pending issues to be qive.n at the appropriate tir.te to the LC>.V off1.ce for
inv.stiqation a:l to featibility, implementation and public reaction. At no
titr.e shoulti these su;gestion$ be made publie befo~e we can ascertain the
cu%rent public reaction and provide the results ot these studies to the LCAV
atto:neys.
There are so~e ideas which are ahead 0: their time and would only be !eas1ble
throuqh a concerted P. R. ca.mpaion over ehe period a sevez:al years. A P. p..
eL~pai;n ineludes press ~elea$es, press conferenc~s, direct lobbyinq and
constant p:e$$ure via the national media. We must change the way tunerica
thinks in reqards to quns and 9uno~ners in order to achieve a safe society fr
our children in ehe upcominq century. We reali:e that one cannot implement
every 900d idea overniqht, howeve~, the followinq proposals have been
forwarded tor invest1qation as to possible enaction within the ftext few years.
A eontinued P.R. ca~paiqn with the qene~al public as well as the legal and
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judicial commun1ty, wll1 enable ua to finally get 9round breaking tul in9s
which can chan;e the violent face of the American landscape tor year~ to come.
teqal Point 1: Making p05si.]:)le the suing of owne~s of guns I a.s a 9~ouP, for II\cnetary
compensa~ion for victims of gun violence:
Once Qun-owners in k~er~ca have been identified through a verifiable source,
i. e. the pendinq national CQmp".lter ,"eqistJ:Y, it would bv Fo~sible to se.ek
further cotnpensation for the victim~ ot qun violence throuqh le9,,1 mean~. As
a 9'"ouP, the qcn nuts weuld cor.stitute an ~d.ntit;ahle .Ptitx for "'35 Art~Qn
~~$ ,cd Qth@r 1'9,1 art'?nC fer compen,ation to th~ v~ctims o! 9U~ violenc~.
LGia1 Po.in~ 2:
Suing Gun O:ganizat~ons unde: ~he ~CO statute:
It would ~e expected that gun qroups and lobbying qroup~ such a~ the N~A would
e:\c:oU~l.nce non-co::tpliance. Thus nationally :ecoqni:ed 9roups will be
teehnically "orc;anizin9 to break the law". Onc'a thi~ can be proven, these
9tOuPS will be vulnerable to l&w~uit~ based on the ~ICO ~tatute and drained of t~.ir !inane~al resources throu;h repea~ed leqal action.
teqal Point 3: Suing the JU.ke~. of toy/~eplica guns I toy weapons" "and violent enterta.inment:
One of the purveyor~ of violence to society,' companies which profit off of
violence would eve~tua11y be identified an~ made leqally responsible for the
violent acts inspi:ec by thei: products. A study would have to be created to
link these c~mi'anies to those actions taken as a ~esult of their products.
The:e is already curxent pressure for the makers o~ toy guys, realistic or
not, to concent:aee on sater toys whieh do not exploit violence. The ~hreat
of legal action would convince many manufac~urer! and distributors that other
Don-violence ~elated toys. would be more worthwhile to sell to the commun1ty.
Lawsuits aqainst the make::s of violent ente:tainment and violence zoelated
rec~8ational materials and toys I would make these companies and individuals fi$cally accountablse ~or the cost to society incUJ:~ed as a result of their
peddled merchandise. The items could include: Violent Video qames, television"
O,clmbor 29, '993 • Pag.7
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He' • ConnrJe"IIa1 Docum""t 00 Nor OISTRIBUTE OR COpy / NOT 'OR GENERAL C1RCUlAnON
r~CONFIO~ENi'i"Ai"l . .. . ...... .......... _ •.. ·.··.t .. ~ sho~s, movies, video tapes, water Quns, super soake~s, electronic noise 9uns ,
replica guns, toy weapon~ l~ke swords, batons, ~artial Arts items.
TOl:t la·", as we know it may not ~ave to und~r qo a chan;e 1n o:der the.
facilitate the$e actions. As ~any people know it is not neeessary to actually
win in order to ~ttect change, sir.ce the constant thl:eat of leqal action will
i.nduce change 1n the way people do b\!siness. People all know tha: the real
fi~cal elf~ct. of repeated legal 5'!tions can bankrupt a peddler of violence jUst. a~ j~st as well as winni.ng a large settlemen~.
Afty .dd~t1cnoJ ~dt4~ oz p~cpo~.l~ IhovJd b. d~zect.d at our w~~blnpcoo D.t. al/ie. lor oolJ.cjoft. In''.$c .. ,aeicli I"d 4j"cu'UOft. Plo'~. m.u~U~.' s'::J.1c.I:d ~CCII:.i C,. proe.duzo" .,,,_" di~t:jbt:t:lIg I.nl.:..l". cfoeWl'."ta b.t., .. " c/tJ:u. A :ouC.ln9' $UP ,,"olll:l ace~p."y oaeh naled doeu ... "t ."I! tJse ,U,".t&:~. 01 .U Icad.:" ~ho~Jd b. 1.9l~Je. d,ced and tj~.d. .
AC th". time d~c~~.lIt~ 01 ~~'" ft:J~ure·v"Jl not ~. d1~crJbutcd to no~ fi.ld o'/~o.1 0: .JJ1ed poJ.lcieeJ ,:~up~ y,,:~J tAelc •• c~ricy mc •• ur." _an a. C~III.1~.d.
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A Quick GUide to Arguing with th,e Gun Zeolots
When you argue with the anti-gun con'rol forces 'em~rnber to preu these key issues:
Strategtc points to 'em ember for public: speaking:
TOCSOV" criminals ot\d gangbangera outgun our cops.
O\.r children are being ttveatened. murd.r,gd ond cut down fn the $t,eel.
1hetets no sporting purpose for 0 semi-automatic r"8orm. b 2nd Amendment does not protect the right to own mifitary or $eml automatic orrns. With tens ot mdlioN of people owning guns. the potential for Iowfeuness ond gun mcssocres Int:r~oses ten
fold each veer. 1he current crime wove con touch any community. any sociat strato.
Hcndguns hove no purposes oth.r thon kimng people,
Households with guns ar9 43 times more likely to have their guns u~ed 090im' a lamrtv member than those
hOl;S.hofds without guns.
• ,Self defeNels no legitimot. reason for owning a gun (see Above Point)
The vost majority of crime guN are bought legelly.
Most Gun doaclers sell tho~onds of guns m9gally to gangs and crimir'lc~ every day.
Repeat these facts over and over and eventually the I'ublic will bQgln fO sae the Ught. They cannot cosually
dismISS these devastoting focts any more. lhey win be remernberir'lg our orgumenls long atter the eChQGS of
the NRA's crguments hove vani.hed.
Remember that they ore defending the tight to murder in our country, This clone makes them look bruHsh
end necndlrthct. Otte, our peof:)le C1)other alternative. Art alternotive fo violottnca and machismo. It is
becoming less and less politlcalty cOrTeet to own 0 gvn. UUimotely soci!ty os 0 whole wiUlook uPon gun
ownell with dr ead ~nd c:fisdoin,
other PressIng PoInts:
Mmtcry Assault weapons
lha confusion by the general public: between semi-automatic and outomatic: weopoN can wo'" In out
favor. ConstonHy dropping the werds - submochine gun. fully automotic. machine gun. miritaryVoleapon.
high tech killng ",aching ore good debate"s tricks to iNtill 0 sen!e of dread over these weapons. Ultimate-t-/
peop'. wiD learn to dteod th.se weapons just b1ce chemic~ wCtfOle weopons and toxic woste dumps.
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semS Automatic Weapon.
~9m.rnber fhot there is no plae" tOt any kind of semi auto weapon in a sofe society ,egOtd!ez.s of how if
loolcs.lfnco many $0 ccRod spOtt rifles con be easily converted to 0 mititory configuration. Thus ca semi
automatIc weaeons ore capable of being con~d 'assc:ruft weapons·. Never 16t up on this foet.
Endaftgermenl of Chitdren:
It is dfflcult 'or the G", groups to counter arguments which caD attention to the andangerment of ch~dren.
Making the opposition took codous cr8ate~ an image of bruta6ty and indiHerence to the audience. Keep
tNa poant in the tore front ot any pubfic orguement.
Enough .S enough:
Americans Qte sick and tired of the violence thot is infecting our society. Ptess forth fhit pornt ana other
I:'ointa of a related no""' • .' rt is time lor ocHon. to teke bock our ,tr.~ts from crime. "we don't toke aetion
now. this crimewove W11enguff America. Again be $Ure to press the point trlat tne Gun Lcbby OPPOI'!S
action to counter this c:nme wove.
Assaul Weapons· the ChoIce 0' criminals:
Assault weapons ae the weapons of choice for gongs. mentally deflci.M individuofs. end c:nmtnals across
the board. The Gun lobby argues thet anyone Of any time should hove the light to buy Of'ld own the3e
weopons of mass de,truction.
Too Manv Guns in the US.:
'There ate over 200 mrll:on guns in America tOday. One tOl every mono women and chRd in the United S'ot .. s
Puah the fact that 8OC:~ one ot these killing machines po~.s a grove threat to OUt popUotion.
Assault Ammuniflon • Military Fir.pow., • Death
The cmmunificn for mlltary orms ere more powerful and more devostatlng rhon normal ammunition. This
type of ammo if not banned. should hove the delivery systerns (ok,o os.sault W801:'ons) banned at Joost.
Polnfs 01 Victory In .hv past ten years:
Deteating the NRA'l attempt to gut the ben on interstate handgun,·solet.
Oefecting Ihe NQA', prct9ctlon of Cop lC'dle( BuJl.ts
Deteating the NM's protection of Plalnc. Undetectabl. hondguns
Winning a ben on Soturday Night Specials in Motyfond.
WiMing bans on ksoult Wecpons In state, QT\d cities throughout the U.S.
Also remember to make gOOd use 0' He)'s prepored 10 and 20 minute sample sp •• ches, Hel', offices wifJ
make mar. speeches Qvailoble in the future. These speeches can be modifted to fit 0 var.ety of
clrCutNtonces.
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Th. r,aud 01 The Second Amendmenl ond lhe Gun lobby', Big Ue:
the FoJlo'olJing IS oa.. cun'Wlt ftyfH' on the NnA'$ Froud conc:.,nng tne meanino end "'t~rpr.,otion of the
Second Amef"\dment, R.",.mbClt to 'ecd the mgum.nts obout the Second AlTlendm.nt end OUf toct
cheofs on CI>Idron &. GuN. Fi,.Of'N &. Veuth Suicide Of'd 0 .... uPcom;ng FocI Sh4., on the Mylh 01 using 0
Gun In SOil Del ....... B. suro 10 lomdlorizo yoursel,"'; ,h the S.IAR. P,09'om ond Pl."" nol only lor ilt
Implemenlotion but c:l<o of n.w moro,iob w,,;en oddl." th. the Gun lobby', Myth obout the Second
Amendment.
-.l'I wdI.rtgufo.wi Militia, Dt ing ntu .. 'Sary I" tFr. su.l!rity rif a frtt State,
l!it rio~t of tfI, ptOpr, I" f;s.p ana 6tllr ~rms, ,fr.a1I ""f 6, i"jrir-et4. -
THE SECOND A."iENOMEI\' TO THE UNITED S1 A ns CONS1mmON
THE SECOND AMENDMENT: FRAUD AND FACT Four Basic Reasons Why The Second Amendment Pemlits Gun Control
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I. The S=nd ".mendmer.t ;0 the Constirution guaranlees each individu:lllhe unlimited right to own 1nd use guns for huntir.g. self·proteCtion. IMget shootir.g or other individual ~uits.
2. Because the Second Amendment guarantees Americans the riSht (0 bear urns. the gO"=enl cannot forbid AmeriCil1S to own fllt:ums. such as h;mdguns. or even lSs.lult weapons.
3. BeCluse it contains Ihe phr:ue. "the right of the pwple to Iceep 3/ld bear urns." the Second Amendment obviously was meant to confer an individual right to own and use fm:artns.
4. A "well·regulated militia" refers to those persons who live within the boundaries of iI1y given sute. and th~t's why each citizcn of 1 sDte retains a fundamental "righl 10
Iceep and be3l' asms."
L A1thoogh the gun lobby. led by the Katic>n:ll Rifle Association. litc'ally spends millions of dollil!1; ead: ye.v promoting this fa1.~ claim. the trudl is the foden! COlW have unanimously held th.aI the right to kte;l and tl=.= is limited to participation in an "'1laniz..d militia ... that the Serond Amendment does not gIw.!.~tee the right of individu3ls to own and to caay lIITUS.
Z. No federal court in hi5tory has ever ovenumecl a gu.'l contl'Ollawon Second Amendment grounds. To the contr.uy. the COUl'tS have held that this :unenc!rnent does not prohibit Congress from regulating the inlc:male sale of wcapons. nor does jt prevenl the states ttom reJUbting the use and So'I!e of fire3nns as th e y see IiL
3. During colonial days. Americans held a ~at disO'USI of sranding armies 3Jld, in order to get the Constitution ratified. the fraln"t'S had to include a Bill of Rights proviSion to protect sute militi:u from federal encroachmenl Thus. "of the pwple" rc:fers to the right of the people co participate in organized $Qte militias, free from interference by the feder:ll government.
4. The lerm "we1J·regulated militia" has been consistently viewtd by the federal CO\D1S :IS the active, organized militia ol c:ach S!;lce. Mcreova. the U.S. Supreme Coon has twice held thac the National Guard is the mcdem day equivalent of a Nt' militi3. Of COlll'Se. the National Gu3ld does not use privuely owntd ~ at ail
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