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...THIS IS A riot gun," says 29-year police veteran Robert "I'm the NRA" Kliesmet--a man with the law and order look written all over him. He brandishes his gun as he leans against his police car--a man who obviously revels in his machismo...
...look of authority, of someone who knows. Knows that people like himself make our streets safe. He's a fighter. And he'd like you to help him in his most recent battle to protect honest citizens. After all, he's the NRA. And the National Rifle Association is on another crusade...
Once again--in lobbying for the McClure-Volkmer "Firearms Owners Protection Act" which NRA pin-up Kliesmet is advertising--the NRA has demonstrated its knack at introducing ambiguity into a straightforward issue...
...matter how it's packaged, the NRA bill does absolutely nothing to make federal gun law more enforceable. In fact, it will make nightmarish any attempts by government--federal, state, or local--to prevent easily concealable handguns from getting into the hands of Hinckleys, lunatics, and criminals...
Despite the assurances of macho men such as Robert Kliesmet, the NRA is attempting to deregulate handguns to stimulate an otherwise tight firearms market. Their bill weakens a dozen provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968, passed after the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Most important, it allows the sale of handguns to out-of-state residents, something presently illegal. Under this new law, someone desperate for a gun, or someone who wants to avoid having his record checked, can simply travel to another state...