Re: Guns, again

[sec@moscow.com]

> Stan:
> 
> (I recall Dan Rather stating on the News that
> > the NRA was putting out a .50 Caliber Pistol powerfull enough to
> > "stop a Rhino...
> 
> Please cite your reference--when and where did he say this?

if I recall, it was 2-3 years ago, and it was the Evening News on 
what ever network he is on (CBS I think, we have a dish and don't 
watch much of the "network" news due to the high level of 
inaccurate content) as for actual date, that I don't remember. I was 
just before the Black Tallon Fiasco if I recall correctly, I will endevor 
to find out the time and date. hopefully a transcript.

> Time Magaziners
> > has publicaly stated that they will not print a positive firearms
> > story,
> 
> Again, please cite your documentation.

let me see if I still have the actual statment, if not I can try and find 
it for you. I'm suire the NRA or SAF have it referenced somewhere

> Also, when we were discussing the Wiskey Rebellion you said some history
> books called it the second American Revolution.  And you said there was
> some question about the legality of congress calling out the militia to
> put it down.
> 
> Again, please cite your sources.

how about any decent book on the post revolutionary war period of 
American development?

well, for a start, a lot of Americans didn't like the fact that they 
were being taxed by a govt that they just got over an issue that 
they had just fought a war over.(Taxing Potatoe stills), they began 
to ask if they had traded one tyrant George for another, Liberty 
Poles and the taring and feathering of tax collectors started to 
happen, People started to form Liberty Groups again, the situation 
got to the point where the Govt decided that people were raising up 
into what may become a rebelion, due to these peopel refusing to 
accept the laws of the new govt, the Congress got a couple of 
states govenors (I forget which off hand) to call out the Militias to 
supress the "protestors", there was some talk of doing away with 
the new Federalist Govt. now, at that time, a lot of things were of 
questionable legality, due to the fact that a lot of things hadn't been 
delt with before under the new US law (which was based largly on 
British Common Law. but what we had here was the Govt ending in 
troups to enforce a unpopular law, and I seem to recall something 
about the warrents being issued under a law that had been 
repealed, and also something about the distances involved in 
hearings, 


(I also note included but made no reference to the fact that Fire 
arm bans in other countries have been shown to be ineffective and 
only increase crime)

Stan