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...killer would carry one. The facts, however, are otherwise. The CIA has long preferred the .22. The agency's predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services, developed a silencer-equipped Hi-Standard .22-cal. automatic pistol during World War II. It turned out to be the only production-model handgun that can be effectively silenced, and it has been the favorite of spooks ever since. Now, says the FBI, the .22 has found new fans...
...Party, took away his Senate seat in November. But the handsome Brock, heir to a candy making fortune, is a good nuts-and-bolts organizer who is conservative enough for Reagan's people though he backed Ford for the presidency last year. He has opposed foreign aid and handgun licensing, but did vote with the liberals against no-knock legislation...
TIME, in its election coverage, claims that Massachusetts' handgun confiscation referendum was defeated by overwhelming propaganda by the National Rifle Association...
...elections in which money becomes a decisive factor are referenda, because there are no candidates involved who might sway voters through their own personal appeal. In contests over Equal Rights Amendments, handgun bans, bottle bills, or nuclear power limitations, voter "education" is the key. The side that can mount the most effective advertising campaign is usually the side that wins...
...while, Danforth crisscrossed the state in a red-white-and-blue Chevy van. The candidates took similar stands on several important issues-against school busing, abortion, handgun registration and public works projects to reduce unemployment. But from the beginning, the campaign focused on character. Scarred by a grand jury investigation into corruption during his governorship (he was never indicted), Hearnes was on the defensive much of the time. Danforth can be a tough political infighter on issues he cares about-notably, the curse of Big Government. He has vowed to go to Washington "and be somewhat of a pain...