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...renewed pride in the N.R.A. now that its focus has shifted from sporting issues to a zealous defense of gun ownership. Like many N.R.A. members, he fears that the citizenry's right to bear arms has been sorely challenged by such incidents as the 1993 federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and the 1992 standoff between Randy Weaver and federal agents at Ruby Ridge in Idaho. "There should be more investigation. The government needs to explain itself more fully," says Dunklee, a range instructor in Phoenix, Arizona. He has been an N.R.A. member since...
...division of the DIA will be given a bland name: the Defense Humint Service (humint is spy jargon for human intelligence -- that is, information collected by agents on the ground). The CIA will oversee the intelligence targets of this new branch of agents. "They'll send a lot of guys out who just look like military men in suits," sniffed one veteran cia officer. Still, the military's spy operations have delivered crucial intelligence to the Pentagon in the past...
...about time Congress stood up to the NRA. The NRA has opposed gun control using the Second Amendment to the Constitution, but in almost every court case their opposition has been ruled unfounded. The judicial branch has adopted a correct and narrow interpretation of the Second Amendment which the legislative branch should echo...
According to a state police affidavit recentlyreleased by the FBI, Smith pointed his gun at theBrinks guard, William B. Crowley, 26, as Crowleywheeled two bags of currency into the Bank ofBoston branch on Mass...
...have serious questions about the actions the government has taken attacking so-called white supremacist Randy Weaver, the Branch Davidians and others. The fact that Weaver was tried and acquitted in court is rarely mentioned by mainstream media. Yet those of us who raise legitimate questions about the moves against Weaver and the Davidians are met with accusations of racism and hate mongering as the government and media attempt to evade any accountability. And you wonder why we are frightened and suspicious of our government...