From: hays@ssd.intel.com (Kirk Hays)
Subject: Re: brady bill
Organization: Intel Supercomputer Systems Division
Distribution: talk
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:32:39 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.931.25375@dosgate>, nigel.allen@canrem.com (nigel allen) writes:
|> Here is a press release from Handgun Control Inc.
|> 
|>  National Campaign Launched to "Free the Brady Bill," Calls on
|> Senate to Break Gridlock
|>  To: National Desk
|>  Contact: Susan Whitmore of Handgun Control Inc., 202-898-0792

Ooo, I'd give her a call, and ask how the Kansas City conferance went.  Here's a
somewhat fragmented picture, courtesy of Leroy Pyle and the Paul Revere Network:

> 
> Found a cheerful message on my ans machine claiming the pro-gun people out-
> numbered the HCI by four-to-one! Brad said it couldn't have gone better if
> THEY had planned the press conference! But take a look at the following
> exchanges on the BBS for some good cheer:
>  
> To      : ALL                              Date      : 09/01/92 3:28p
> Subject : Anti-Brady Bill Ralley           Reference : NONE
> Read    : [N/A] (REPLIES)                  Private   : NO
> Conf    : 001 - PAUL REVERE NETWORK
> 
> >>>KEVIN - I MOVED THIS MESSAGE FROM THE 'WMSA' AREA TO THE PAUL REVERE
> NETWORK CONFERENCE BECAUSE OF IT'S PERTINENT NATURE - THIS WAS A VICTORY
> FOR THE PAUL REVERE NETWORK AND SHOULD BE SHARED WITH OUR FELLOWS<<<
> 
> The turn out was good. Despite last minute notices, and the middle of a
> work day, better than 50 people showed up. Brad should have a better
> count on the board later.  The HCI mob had only the speakers and some
> uniformed police who had "Free the Brady Bill" stickers on their
> uniforms.  They tried to prevent us from counter action by a short lead
> time, thanks to Paul's phone tree we had a good turn out.
>     The chief of KCKS police spoke about the criminals and kids who
> bought guns "on the honor system".  It appears that he does not know
> federal and state law on this point.  He spoke of the need for time to
> investigate pistol applications.  When asked how many detectives he
> would remove from the street in order to investigate pistol permits, he
> ignored the question.  When asked if he had read federal law and state
> law which prohibits criminals and minors from buying guns, he abruptly
> ended the conference.
>     The mayor of KC KS spoke of his love of shooting and did not see
> that the brady bill infringed on the rights of shooters.  Certain other
> speakers echoed this view.
>     We got our view accross.  The Kansas Sport Shooters Alliance had its
> members calling Senator Kassenbaums office on Monday and she abruptly
> could not attend the press conference.  In unity there is strength.
> 
> 
> --- WM v1.01c [Evaluation  ]
>  * Origin: Paul Revere Network/Central:KCMO - (816) 597-3950 (1:280/70)
> 
> To      : ALL                               Date      : 09/01/92 1:54p
> Subject : Re: Today's Rally                 Reference : NONE
> Read    : [N/A]                             Private   : NO
> Conf    : 001 - PAUL REVERE NETWORK
> 
> God! I love it when a plan comes together.
> 
> I would like to thank everybody who made it a success.  I wish I could
> shake their hand!
> 
> The TV & radio media should be embarassed to show what little useable
> footage that they got.
> 
> This is PRN and grassroots activism at it's finest!
> Had it not been for the Paul Revere Network, this would have been
> a victory for HCI!  We would have seen it on the 6 o'clock news
> and said, "Gee, if we had known about it, we could have had some people
> there!".
> ---
>  ~ OLX 2.1 ~ God! I love it when a plan comes together!
> 
> 
> --- WM v1.01c [Evaluation  ]
>  * Origin: Paul Revere Network/Central:KCMO - (816) 597-3950 (1:280/70)
> 
> To      : KEVIN JAMISON                     Date      : 09/01/92 4:46p
> Subject : Anti-Brady bill Rally             Reference : NONE
> Read    : NO                                Private   : NO
> Conf    : 001 - PAUL REVERE NETWORK
> 
> -> uniforms.  They tried to prevent us from counter action by a short le
> -> time, thanks to Paul's phone tree we had a good turn out.
> 
> Kevin, I honestly believe that about half the folks who turned out were
> recruited by Chuck Sunday when he spent his day off at the Safari Club
> International Gunshow passing out the flyers he created and had printed.
> The phone tree is a useful tool but I believe postcards should have been
> sent on this one - but I didn't think about it in time.  Actually, a
> combination of the two would have been optimal, probably.  Heck, I only
> got to talk with two of the people on the 2nd tier from my tree list.
> And neither of them showed up.
> 
> ...and several folks showed up as a direct result of their usage of this
> BBS and some of them brought friends... and we don't know but that some
> of Rick Lester's folks made it in...
> 
> So in all, the excellent attendance was multiply-determined.  We used
> every avenue available and I believe that the results were
> OUTSTANDING!!!
> 
> 
> --- WM v1.01c [Evaluation  ]
>  * Origin: Paul Revere Network/Central:KCMO - (816) 597-3950 (1:280/70)
> 
> To      : KEVIN JAMISON                          Date      : 09/01/92 3:55p
> Subject : Anti-Brady Bill Ralley                 Reference : 843
> Read    : NO                                     Private   : NO
> Conf    : 001 - PAUL REVERE NETWORK
> 
> ->     We got our view accross.  The Kansas Sport Shooters Alliance had
> -> members calling Senator Kassenbaums office on Monday and she abruptly
> -> could not attend the press conference.  In unity there is strength.
> 
>                              YESSSSSS !
> 
> 
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> or [ENTER] to quit?  


-- 
Kirk Hays - NRA Life.
Start your day with a little civil disobedience.  Call BATF at 1-800-ATF-GUNS or
1-800-RUN-GUNS, tell them what you think of gun grabbers and government employees
that encourage people to narc on their neighbors.  Good for the soul.
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