If Rick looks north (canuckland), then he will see unbelievably
overzealous gun control - everything the NRA is predicting.
But looking south, every idiot is carrying a piece.
In the middleground - if you try to qualify gun ownership, like on
the basis of a criminal record - then won't it become a
discrimination issue?
Mike L.
Shoot low, they may be crawling
----- Original Message -----
From Brad Fornal <toyman at digitex.net>
To: Spridgets <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: April 1, 2000 9:45 AM
Subject: [Fwd: Not So Far
Off]boundary="------------D6B1F8BE191104ED80CCF936"
> And I guess all of you out there now know how I feel about
overzealous gun
> control - Rick
>
> Not So Far Off
>
> At a press conference today, President Clinton announced he
would be
> seeking the help of Congress to close what he called the "Car
show
> Loophole." The president cited the 40,000 deaths annually
related to
> automobiles. He stated many of these deadly vehicles are being
bought and
> sold at car shows around the country without restriction. "Many
of the
> people looking at and buying these vehicles are often underage
and
> unlicensed." President Clinton stated something needs to be done
to
> regulate this almost untouchable industry. He stated that
automobile
> manufacturers should be held accountable for the death and
damage their
> products cause. "These companies knowingly manufacture and
distribute these
> vehicles with full knowledge they can be bought and used by
unlicensed
> individuals. He also added, "These vehicles are built to exceed
the speed
> limits,vehicles with motors exceeding 200 cu inches serve no
legitamate
> driving purposes." "You don't need a 350 to go to the grocery
store."
> .
> President Clinton plans to ask Congress to impose a mandatory
3 day
> waiting period on all automobile purchases. Also a national
license instant
> check to be used on all private party vehicle sales. The
president also
> wants to create a law holding dealerships responsible for any
criminal act
> committed by a vehicle which they sold. Lastly, the president
called on
> Congress to enact a Vehicle Safety Sterring Wheel Lock Act
requiring all
> vehicles to have a steering wheel lock in place when not in use.
This would
> also create penalties for the owner of a vehicle which was used
to commit a
> crime even if stolen.
> .
> Automobile Control Incorporated, a for profit organization
which seeks to
> ban all automobiles and require everyone to ride bicycles,
stated funding
> should be set aside for further research into SmartCars. These
vehicles
> would render itself inoperative if someone other than the
registered owner
> attempted to use it.
>
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