-Caveat Lector- If the choice is Al Gore or George W., there is really no choice at all. The first will take you to hell in the fast lane, the other will take you there in the slow lane. Either way, your destination is the same -- you're still on the highway to hell. ---------------------------------------------------------- NRA-ILA News & Releases 1-800-392-8683 News Release -- Sept. 17, 1999 Gore Calls for Banning Handguns NRA members, gun owners outraged after Gore proposes total handgun ban on "Larry King Live" (WASHINGTON, DC) -- Al Gore flatly called for a total ban on handguns during last night's appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" and, in the process, riled up gun owners and NRA members a year before the critical Presidential election. "Al Gore wants a total ban on lawful ownership of handguns," said James J. Baker, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. "He didn't mince words. He didn't stumble. He said what NRA members have suspected all along, that he believes firearms have no place in our society, that he wants to ban them and take them away from lawful American citizens." During the September 16 program, Gore referred to 9 mm and .380 caliber handguns -- two of the most popular handgun calibers, owned by millions of law-abiding Americans. "I think that we should ban so-called junk guns. I think we should ban assault weapons like the weapons used here, yes. I think that the kinds of weapons that have no legitimate use for hunting or the kind of weapon that a homeowner would use, I think they should be banned, yes, those kind of weapons ... These semiautomatic handguns ... they really have no place in our society," Gore told Larry King. Baker said Gore should do his homework before calling for a total handgun ban. "Apparently, Al Gore does not know that literally tens of millions of Americans own these very popular handgun calibers, for personal protection, sport shooting and other lawful purposes," Baker said. "Indeed, these very common firearms hold a valuable place in the hands of peaceful citizens who exercise their Second Amendment right to own a firearm." NRA members and law-abiding, gun-owning voters are paying attention to Gore's proposed ban, Baker said. "Our phones have been ringing off the hook," Baker said. "Our members and gun owners in general heard Gore's message loud and clear. He wants to ban handgun ownership in America and that is a message that lawful Americans who value their rights will reject at the polls. When given the choice, Americans vote for their rights and their freedoms, a lesson Al Gore has apparently not yet learned." Posted: 1999-09-17 http://www.nraila.org/ Bard Reform Party News (http://www.reformparty.org) Libertarian Party (http://www.lp.org) U.S. Taxpayers Party (http://www.ustaxpayers.org) The assumption behind that question is that all the votes in 2000 belong to Republicans and Democrats � that they own them ... Votes belong to individual citizens, to the American people, none of whom have cast them yet. Pat Buchanan - 09/17/99 http://www.gopatgo2000.org/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
