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The Gottlieb-Tartaro Report
Issue 039
March, 1998
Also in this issue: -- Forest Service closes gun club -- Hearst Newspapers release new gun attitude survey -- New York City Council to vote on trigger locks -- Philadelphia drafts lawsuit against gun makers -- Satcher confirmed -- "Waco" nominated for Oscar® -- Some humor and irony in our Page Eight "Parting Shot"
Dear Subscriber,
Once again, infighting has erupted among gun rights advocates. This time, dissidents have filed suit against the National Rifle Association and won a court injunction to block advertisements publicizing 31 leadership-endorsed candidates for board membership.
The advertisements were to go out to members in nearly 1 million copies of gun-owner magazines. The election of NRA board members is held through balloting in three organization magazines. At stake in the election are 26 board seats being sought by 65 candidates. Only 31 were recommended by the NRA Nominating Committee and were therefore to receive advertisements in the magazines. The results of the election are to be announced at the NRA's annual convention in June.
The lawsuit is the latest round in the long-running feud between the supporters of veteran NRA member NEAL KNOX and the NRA leadership.
The suit was filed by NRA board member Howard J. Fezell, a Frederick, Maryland lawyer allied with KNOX, and nine other NRA board members, including KNOX's son, JEFF. Their suit contends that the group's bylaws prevent the Nominating Committee from publishing its picks in NRA journals. A New York court, where the NRA is incorporated, agreed and issued a temporary injunction against the ads.
The Washington Times described the legal move as "the latest volley in an internecine battle to oust NRA Executive Director WAYNE LaPIERRE and actor CHARLTON HESTON, who is in line to become the next NRA president."
The suit's timing caught the NRA in a bind. The judge in the case issued a temporary injunction to stop publication as the magazines were going to press. The NRA had no choice but to pull all information relating to the Nominating Committee's picks, even though the organization may eventually win the case.
JIM LAND, NRA secretary and the official who supervises the annual election of 26 seats on the 76-member board of directors, said, "It would appear they accomplished what they wanted to accomplish, yes."
NRA President MARION HAMMER said lawyers have interpreted the bylaws as allowing distribution in the three magazines, the American Hunter, the American Rifleman and the American Guardian. Mrs. HAMMER added, "This effort is about keeping CHARLTON HESTON from becoming president of the NRA and trying to get rid of WAYNE LaPIERRE as well. This is the first time in our history that a sitting member of the board would sue the organization."
Mrs. HAMMER was outraged by the lawsuit. "Bringing the courts in to tell us how to run the organization, rather than the board, is just unconscionable."
The dissidents, led by NEAL KNOX, contend that NRA is losing its focus on protecting the Second Amendment right to bear arms. KNOX led failed efforts last year to have the board fire LaPIERRE. It that fight, KNOX and his supporters claimed that LaPIERRE had exercised poor budget controls and spent too much time on public relations.
WAYNE LaPIERRE countered that he modernized a far-flung organization sorely in need of a shake-up. He recently said that the group's finances are healthy and that membership enrollment is on the rise again, up 300,000 in the past year to 2.8 million.
For his part, HOWARD FEZELL, one of the unendorsed candidates, said, "I have volunteered thousands of hours of time to preserve the right of ordinary people to keep and bear arms and never thought I would live to see the day I would be engaged in litigation with the NRA, but it was the only way to ensure a fair election."
NEAL KNOX and his supporters mounted a serious campaign to fire LaPIERRE in several board meetings during 1998. They were set to make their final move at last year's NRA convention in Seattle, when CHARLTON HESTON arrived unannounced, endorsed WAYNE LaPIERRE and then ran office himself, beating NEAL KNOX for first vice president.
That election also swept some of KNOX's supporters from office. LaPIERRE's supporters say that KNOX now may have no more than 25 board members in his camp.
This year's balloting could put more KNOX supporters on the board, or lose him even more.
"You never know," said JIM LAND. "They may wind up alienating the members. They may get caught in a backlash."DETAILS OF THE LAWSUIT
The New York Supreme Court (which is the lower court of the state, despite its high-sounding name) intervened in the NRA board election by issuing a temporary restraining order prohibiting the NRA management from publishing the method of nomination of director candidates in NRA magazines.
At issue was a 1979 bylaw, Article VIII, Sec. 3(c), a "level playing field" provision.
The ten plaintiffs, each of them a petition-only candidate who had no official endorsement, claimed the bylaw did not allow Nominating Committee endorsements to be published.
NRA outside counsel Steve Shulman told the court in oral arguments that the bylaw did not prohibit publication of the advertisements they had ready to go to the printers.
The court handed down a nine-page written opinion the day before the magazines were to be printed rejecting the NRA's arguments and ordering that the bylaw be enforced, which meant that the Nominating Committee's recommendation statements could not be published.
The judge's opinion stated that the bylaw "says what it says in very unambiguous terms."
JOE TARTARO, editor of Gun Week and chairman of the group that wrote the bylaw, said the court had correctly interpreted it.
The bylaw "was intended to eliminate the ability of the board to self-perpetuate itself through the Nominating Committee it elects," TARTARO said.
After the Washington Times broke the story of the lawsuit, NEAL KNOX wrote the newspaper a letter which was printed.
In the letter, KNOX said, "The judge's ruling may have saved NRA the embarrassment and expense of having the election overturned, just as the courts overturned the Teamsters election."
The NRA still has the chance to win the overall lawsuit by backing its position in further court proceedings. The New York Supreme Court opinion and order, however, seriously undermines NRA's arguments in the case.TROUBLES of the Tucson rod and gun club
For more than two years the Tucson Rod and Gun Club in Tucson, Arizona has been under siege by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) over their shooting range, which sits in the Coronado National Forest adjacent to the city.
Members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health recently heard firsthand the story of the club's struggle -- a story which would be unbelievable if not for the Clinton administration's dismal record on other issues affecting the shooting community.
It all began back in 1995, when the club became aware of the USFS's concerns about the safety of their range. Despite their impeccable 45-year record of safe operation, club members were more than willing to sit down with government officials in what they thought was a good faith negotiation to keep the facility open .
Big mistake.
While the club was busy trying to cooperate in every way with the government's demands, the government was busy looking for new excuses to shut them down. The government finally got what it was looking for: a report done by an expert on range safety that was highly critical of the range and recommended its closure.
The Tucson Rod & Gun Club couldn't believe the report could legitimately reach such a conclusion. So they looked into it. The so-called expert, who charged American tax payers $25,000 for his work, turned out to be no expert. He was nothing but a high school dropout who had never even set foot in an institution of higher learning.
By the time the phony "expert" was unmasked, however, it was too late. The range had already been closed.
Disgusted by the total lack of honesty and integrity exhibited by government officials, club members turned to the courts and the NRA, which is now financing the legal battle to re-open the range.
Several hours of hearings on the matter left many lawmakers in disbelief. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), chairman of the House Resources Committee, criticized the Forest Service for its "pre-determined plan to close the gun club."
Subcommittee chair Rep. Helen Chenoweth (R-Idaho) scolded the USFS and the Clinton administration for "spending its time and the taxpayers' money to prevent solutions."
For its part, apparently unfazed by the grilling, the USFS indicated that it planned to eliminate all shooting ranges and perhaps all gun use on the federal lands under its jurisdiction.
Gun owners should be on the alert that lawful shooting activities on all Forest Service lands are now in jeopardy.AMERICA'S GUN COMMUNITY TO BE SATCHER-ATED
The Senate has confirmed rabid anti-gun advocate Dr. DAVID SATCHER as Surgeon General after ending a filibuster by a vote of 75-23 -- 15 more votes than the 60 needed. The final vote on confirmation then was taken and Satcher confirmed by 63-35.
The fact that Dr. SATCHER was rejected by more than a third of the Senate reflects strong disapproval of many of his stands, including those on gun control. Dr. SATCHER headed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when it funded a series of biased studies against gun ownership.
Gun owners can expect unprecedented attacks from the government as Dr. SATCHER promotes the concept that guns are a public health issue, like AIDS or alcoholism. We can expect to be further demonized as a public health menace and, knowing Dr. SATCHER's tactics, we may even find gun ownership stigmatized as a mental illness."WACO" NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR®
The controversial and highly-acclaimed documentary, Waco: The Rules of Engagement, is one of five feature documentaries nominated for an Academy Award.
Gun owners have praised the film for its exposure of FBI and BATF bungling, wrongdoing and possible premeditated murder in the Branch Davidian raid and fire that killed all occupants of the David Koresh compound. The guns of the religious group were used as an excuse to conduct the final assault. An Academy Award would bring the disturbing film a much greater audience.HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE GETS TWO PRO-GUNNERS
Representatives LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC) and JAMES ROGAN (R-CA) are getting seats on the crucial Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. They will be a welcome addition as trusted supporters of our Second Amendment rights and should help insure that gun control bills are derailed before they get to the House floor.
Rep. GRAHAM is being added to the committee as a new seat, while Rep. ROGAN is coming on to replace Rep. SONNY BONO (R-CA), who died in a tragic ski accident earlier this year.DENNY'S REVERSES POLICY
After receiving numerous calls of protest, Denny's restaurants has changed its policy of posting signs on their property to prohibit the carrying of lawful concealed firearms.
The signs will be changed to prohibit illegal weapons. This positive result came from a determined and energetic response to the signs by Denny's customers.NEW YORK CITY GUN-LOCK LAW PROPOSED
The New York City Council will vote, perhaps as early as next month, on a bill that would require "child-safety devices" on all handguns sold in the city. The measure, sponsored by Councilman SHELDON LEFFLER (D-Queens), would bar gun dealers from selling pistols or revolvers without trigger locks or other safety devices.
It is similar to laws on the books in Connecticut, Massachusetts and several major cities, including Chicago and San Francisco.
Gun control advocates gave their usual prediction that the law would save hundreds of lives, although New York City figures for accidental child shootings were not available. "This is like getting seat belts into cars," said NANCY REGALADO, a board member of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.
Nationwide, 440 children were killed in accidental shootings in 1995, according to the City Council.
Gun industry spokesmen told Council members at a Public Safety Committee hearing recently that kids should be taught to follow steps recommended by the National Rifle Association if they spot a gun: "Stop, don't touch, leave the area, tell an adult."
"Trigger locks offer a false panacea," said NRA lobbyist CHRISTOPHER McGRATH. LEFFLER said the bill might be changed to address concerns raised by Inspector THOMAS BELFIORE, commanding officer of the Police Academy. He called for expanding the number of safety devices to include padlocks or cable locks.LAWYER WHO DRAFTED PHILADELPHIA GUN LAWSUIT QUITS
DAVID KAIRYS, a law professor at Temple University who had been hired by Philadelphia Mayor EDWARD RENDELL to devise a groundbreaking lawsuit demanding that handgun makers pay the city for the costs of gun violence, recently withdrew from the effort. KAIRYS declined to say why.
The lawyer had drafted a suit contending that firearms manufacturers created a public nuisance by flooding the city with weapons used by criminals. If the suit is ever filed, it will be the first time a government has sued gun makers, said the Philadelphia Inquirer.
KAIRYS and the mayor both gave statements indicating the parting was amicable. The lawsuit drafted by KAIRYS has been likened to the approach taken by state attorneys general who negotiated a potential settlement with tobacco companies last year. Mayor RENDELL has said the link between gun violence and gun makers may be more tenuous than the link between tobacco and smokers.
Will Surgeon General DAVID SATCHER back this suit with claims that gun makers add more shiny chrome to their handguns to attract children? A little joke, we hope.AROUND THE STATES
Alabama: Background on House Bill 32: it will abolish the state's current 2-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns and its subjection to the federal 5-day Brady Act waiting period. The bill also contains preemption language for all firearms, ammunition, and lawful shooting activities. Shooting ranges will also be protected from nuisance lawsuits. Gun owner privacy is protected by prohibiting the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center from retaining records of potential buyers for more than 20 days, unless the potential buyer or transferee is prohibited by law from receipt or possession of the firearm.
California: Sen. Richard Polanco has re-introduced a version of last year's controversial SB 500, which would ban the sale and manufacture of small, reasonably priced self-defense handguns. The new bill, SB 1500, will be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee once the 30-day deadline passes for hearing of new bills.
Other bills introduced: AB 2188 requires the Department of Justice to establish a certificate of eligibility to manufacture firearms. AB 2560 makes it a misdemeanor to assemble a paramilitary organization for the purpose of practicing with weapons. "Paramilitary organization" is not defined.
SB 1404 requires that a firearm possessed in a school zone be confiscated and destroyed so it can no longer be used as a firearm.
Colorado: SB 164 was stopped in the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-4 vote. It would have essentially banned all private sales of semi-automatic firearms. Also, HB 1260, Rep. Salaz's Uniform Law Enforcement Act was reported out of the House State Veterans & Military Affairs Committee on a 7-3 vote. It now moves to the full House for consideration. This would be a victory for gun owners.
Florida: CRC-167, the proposed constitutional amendment that would gut the existing state preemption law and allow counties to implement waiting periods and background checks for the purchase of any firearm, received initial approval by the Constitutional Revision Commission by a 20-8 margin. The proposal now gets formal drafting into a constitutional amendment for another vote by the Commission. The next vote will require at least 22 votes in order to be placed on the November ballot.
Ohio: SB 103, the Sunday hunting bill that was reported favorably out of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 15-1, passed the full House 91-6. It now goes back to the Senate, where it expected to easily gain concurrence.
Utah: The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon consider SB 57, which prohibits a carry permit holder from carrying a handgun in church and on private property without the explicit permission of the owner. Observers wonder why this bill was drafted, because existing state law already contains trespass laws allowing churches and private property owners to post a prohibition on carrying firearms.CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL REVERSES DECISION ON LEGAL WEAPONS
Late last month in Rocklin, California, Mr. WILLIAM DOSS surrendered his SKS Sporter rifle to local law enforcement officers for confiscation. The firearm had been explicitly ruled acceptable by California Attorney General DAN LUNGREN, who later reversed the decision and pronounced the gun illegal under the state's Roberti-Roos "Assault Weapons Control Act."
The switch hit Mr. DOSS particularly hard, because he had written to the California Department of Justice while he was a resident of Florida planning to move to California. The DOJ replied that indeed his rifle was legal and could be brought with him. After he moved to California, DOSS received a letter from the DOJ saying the policy had been reversed. DOSS, like many other Californians, would become a felon if he did not surrender the rifle for confiscation.HEARST NEWSPAPERS CONDUCT GUN SURVEY
Here is a sampling of questions and responses to the Hearst Newspapers national poll on Americans' attitudes about guns. The poll was conducted by International Communications Research, has a margin of error of 2.2 percent, meaning any of the findings could actually be 2.2 percentage points higher or lower. We reprint the following with permission.
Now, on the subject of current events. In your opinion, should ownership of any of the following items be government-control?
Item
Percentage
Any of these (Net) 51.5% Handguns 48.1% Rifles 43.0% Shotguns 42.6% None of These 48.5%
Should these controlled the Uniform national rules set by the federal government, individual rules set by each state, or individual rules established by local governments?
Item
Percentage
Any of these (Net) 96.2% Federal government rules 51.2% State government rules 30.5% Local government rules 21.3% Don't know 3.4% Refused )0.3%
Do you think that the current collection of laws that government gun ownership and regulation are very adequate, somewhat adequate, not too adequate, or not at all adequate?
Item
Percentage
Adequate (Net) 48.0% (4) Very adequate 10.2% (3) Somewhat adequate 37.8% Not Adequate (Net) 44.1% (2) Not too adequate 21.2% (1) Not at all adequate 22.9% Don't Know 7.2% Refused 0.7%
Would you characterize these laws collectively has very strict, somewhat strict, not to strict, or not strict at all?
Item
Percentage
Strict (Net) 40.0% (4) Very strict 9.8% (3) Somewhat strict 30.2% Not strict (Net) 54.4% (2) Not too strict 33.9% (1) Not strict at all 20.5% Don't Know 5.1% Refused 0.5%
Would you say that these laws and vary too much from state to state?
Item
Percentage
Yes 65.0% No 12.9%
...laws vary too much from state to state?
Item
Percentage
Don't Know 21.6% Refused 0.5%
And within states, and you think they vary too much from county to county or other similar geographical divisions?
Item
Percentage
Yes 36.3% No 32.5% Don't Know 30.3% Refused 0.8%
Do you know the purpose of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Item
Percentage
Yes 40.9% No 58.9% Refused 0.3%
What does the Second Amendment protect?
Item
Percentage
Right to bear arms/own a gun/etc. 88.1% Other 7.1% Don't Know 4.8% Refused 0.1%
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads as follows: “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Having heard that, do you feel that the Second Amendment guarantees individuals the right to own guns?
Item
Percentage
Yes 67.6% No 27.3% Don't Know 5.0% Refused 0.1%
Do you think this Amendment should guarantee individuals the right to own guns?
Item
Percentage
Yes 62.3% No 32.1% Don't Know 5.1% Refused 0.5%
In your opinion, do gun regulations violate your constitutional rights?
Item
Percentage
Yes 33.8% No 59.9% Don't Know 5.9% Refused 0.5%
Would you say it is very easy to purchase a gun, somewhat easy, not very easy, or not at all easy to purchase of gun?
Item
Percentage
Easy (Net) 80.0% (4) Very easy 50.1% (3) Somewhat easy 29.9% Not Easy (Net) 12.7% Not that easy 7.9% Not at all easy 4.8% Don't Know 7.1% Refused 0.2%
For each of the following ideas, please tell me if you favor or oppose that idea.
Item
Percentage
Banning private ownership of assault rifles 64.1% Banning private ownership of automatic weapons 61.7% Banning private ownership of handguns 26.7% Banning private ownership of shot guns 23.5% Banning private ownership of rifles 22.3% Banning manufacture of handguns 21.4%
For each of the following ideas, please tell me if you favor or oppose that idea.
Item
Percentage
Banning manufacture of handguns 74.6% Banning private ownership of rifles 73.6% Banning private ownership of shot guns 72.7% Banning private ownership of handguns 69.6% Banning private ownership of automatic weapons 34.8% Banning private ownership of assault rifles 32.3%
For each of the following types of people, please tell me whether or not you feel that person should generally be permitted to carry a concealed weapon.
Item
Percentage
Any of These (Net) 83.3% People who regularly carry large amounts of cash as part of their job 79.6% Someone who travels alone tonight 65.2% All private citizens 29.3% None of These 16.7%
If some private citizens were allowed to carry concealed weapons, would the rest of us generally be safer or in more danger?
Item
Percentage
Rest of us would be safer 27.7%
...safer or in more danger?
Item
Percentage
Rest of us would be in more danger 60.4% Don't Know 10.8% Refused 1.1%
Does having a firearm in someone's house and generally make the people live their saver or less safe?
Item
Percentage
Makes people there safer 49.7% Makes people there less safe 37.9% Don't Know 11.6 Refused 0.7%
Please tell me whether you have ever owned to any of the following items.
Item
Percentage
Any of these (Net) 43.9% A Shotgun 32.4% A Rifle 32.3 A Handgun 29.6 None of These 56.1%
Do you currently own...
Item
Percentage
Any of these (Net) 31.9% A Rifle 22.2 A Shotgun 21.1% A Handgun 19.1 None of These 68.1%
Was the primary reason that you own or owned a gun?
Item
Percentage
Collecting/Hobby 7.2% Hunting 46.0 Self Defense 22.5% Target Shooting 9.9% Inherited/Given gift 4.5% Job-related/For my business 3.3% Other (specify) 6.3% Don't Know 0.3%
How old were you when you first became interested in the firearms?
Item
Percentage
10 or under 21.3% 11 to 15 30.5% 16 to 20 21.2% 21 to 25 10.9% 26 to 30 4.1% Over 30 4.0% Don't Know 6.2% Refused 1.8%
How old were you when you owned your first gun?
Item
Percentage
10 or under 7.9% 11 to 15 23.2% 16 to 20 27.8% 21 to 25 19.5% 26 to 30 7.0% Over 30 11.2 Don't Know 2.8% Refused 0.6%
How did you receive your first gun?
Item
Percentage
Gift 54.5% Purchased on own 35.9% Inherited/Became household property 4.2% Other 4.2 Don't Know 1.0 Refused 0.2%
Who gave you your first gun?
Item
Percentage
Parent 65.8% Friend 4.2% Relative other than parent 24.3% Spouse 3.9% Other 1.4% Refused 0.4%
About how often do you fire your gun(s)?
Item
Percentage
Once a week or more 3.1% Once a week 3.4% Three times a month 3.4% Twice a month 5.0% Once a month 6.7% Every other month 5.3% Four times a year 10.9% 2-3 times a year 12.0% Once a year 10.6% Less than once a year 22.1% Never 16.5% Don't Know 1.1%
Do you ever practice shoot?
Item
Percentage
Yes 58.6% No 41.4%
Has your gun ever caused you any trouble with law-enforcement authorities?
Item
Percentage
No 98.0%
Has your gun ever caused anyone physical harm?
Item
Percentage
Yes 1.56% No 98.4% Don't Know 0.1% Refused 0.1%
Where do you usually purchase your guns? (IF ONE-TIME PURCHASE-where did you purchase your gun?)
Item
Percentage
Gun Store 32.3% Sporting Goods Store 19.1% Discount Store (i.e. K-Mart, Wal-Mart) 12.3% Private Individual 11.0% Received as a gift/Don't usually purchase 8.3% Gun Show 1.7% Mail-order 0.3% Hardware store 1.3% Pawn shop 0.7% Department Store 0.7% Other (specify) 3.2% Don't Know 8.4% Refused 1.0%
Do you keep a gun...
Item
Percentage
Any of These 96.1% In your home 91.8% In your car 15.4% On your person 11.5% In your office/In Storage 7.9% Someone else's home/In Storage 3.0% Someplace else 4.6% None of These 3.9%
Is the gun kept in a locked or secured area?
Item
Percentage
Yes 75.9% No 21.7% Some secure, some not (more than one gun) 1.8% Don't Know 0.1% Refused 0.6%
Have you ever used a gun in self-defense?
Item
Percentage
No 94.7% Don't Know 0.1% Refused 0.6%
Did the gun protect you from being a victim?
Item
Percentage
Yes 89.4% No 10.6%
Did you fire the gun in self-defense?
Item
Percentage
Yes 64.9% No 34.1% Don't Know 1.0%
Do you generally support or oppose the National Rifle Association, the NRA?
Item
Percentage
Support 48.0% Oppose 22.1% Don't Know 17.4% Refused 1.5%
Do you feel that society in general tends to look at gun owners in a positive way or a negative way?
Item
Percentage
Positive Way 26.5% Negative Way 61.1% Don't Know 11.5% Refused 0.9%
Gun owners should find this sampling of the Hearst survey very interesting.Parting Shot
ANOTHER SLICE OF IRONY, PLEASE
These days the headlines could sure use a little humor. We all feel that our gun rights are under attack from every front, legal, political, social.
That old American motto "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" seems to mean that not only must you refrain from sleeping on your rights, you can't even look the other way for a split-second.
So we thought you would enjoy a few of the news items that came our way this month that made us smile.
The first one is about singer James Brown, who was arrested when Aiken, South Carolina police found a gun in his house. Most celebrities caught with their guns turn into oatmeal and pretend it was all some terrible mistake.
Not Brown, who told the Chicago Sun-Times, "I've got to have protection. I have guns and I'm going to keep on having guns. Thank God it's a free country."
One of our insiders suggested that Brown and Charlton Heston would make a great team: "James the Soul Singer and Moses the Soul Saver."
Speaking of Moses, in the land he foresaw but never got to, we have Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, who wrote in his book, Fighting Terrorism, that the U.S. needs to "Tighten gun control, beginning with registry of weapons." Wait a minute, are we dreaming?
Nope. Netanyahu goes on to say, "The continued existence in the U.S. of heavily armed anti-governmental militias numbering thousands of members is a grotesque distortion of the idea of civil freedom, which should be brought to a speedy end."
Maybe Netanyahu didn't know that a recent seminar of U.S. federal and state law enforcement agencies found that no one in the room could think of an act of terrorism committed by a militia member.
And his Israeli citizens are walking around with machine guns! Hmm....
Anyway, for whatever reason, Ted Kennedy and Bob Dole have both endorsed Netanyahu's book.
And the real dilly: Toledo, Ohio's Police Chief, Gerald Galvin, praised a decision by eight U.S. firearm manufacturers to abide by new safety lock guidelines, saying that they "provided another added safety level to weapons."
That same day, the chief got a call from the Lucas County Sheriff's Department. It seems they had found his loaded .380-caliber sidearm under the seat of his rental car. It didn't have a safety lock on it.
Toledo's top cop had "provided another added safety level to weapons," right?
Go figure.
With people like Netanyahu and Galvin standing watch over our gun rights, smile but don't look the other way for even a split-second.
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