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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...
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...
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...
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