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Tony Johnson, by the way, said he would have voted Bush except that as an ex-con, he had lost his voting rights. A friend chugged by in a pickup, and Tony made like The Rifleman, pretending to lock and load. It seemed prudent at this juncture to ask Tony why he'd been in the can. Weapons charges, he said. "I had you in my sights too," he added, talking about my approach...
...Hollywood prop man could design a more fitting set for the top rifleman than Heston's study, situated on a ridge overlooking Coldwater Canyon, with a view of the distant Pacific Ocean. Models of Air Force bombers and spent .50-cal. machine-gun casings adorn a side table ("I was a gunner in the war"). A portrait of Hemingway ("He was not a very nice man") hangs above a cartoon from the strip Hagar the Horrible ("with whom I have great sympathy"). Stacked around his desk like a fortress are volumes on the Boer War, the Civil War and World...
...LaPierre, in fund-raising letters and articles published in the organization's magazine, has been warning of a "secret plan" under way in Washington to "crush your gun rights." the final war has begun, reads the banner headline over an article by LaPierre in the August issue of American Rifleman, the N.R.A.'s monthly magazine. LaPierre admits to some regrets about the ads, which he says will not be run again. "Some of the [N.R.A.] rhetoric is awful strong," he says. "To tell the truth, I wish it wasn't there." He also promises that the N.R.A.'s computer "Bullet...
...identified as John C. Salvi III, a 22-year-old hairdresser from Hampton, New Hampshire, made sure he was in the right place. Again he fatally shot the receptionist -- Leanne Nichols, 38 -- and again he kept on shooting. It was only when a security guard returned fire that the rifleman dropped his bag and fled. Yet even in retreat, he kept his composure. Says Angel Rodriguez, who witnessed the shooter's escape: "He was completely calm and took his time. He kept the gun low on his hip and ran backwards, firing at least five shots. He was trying...
Pennsylvania Avenue rifleman Francisco Duran raises new questions about keeping the President safe