From: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com (roc-digest) To: roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: roc-digest V2 #37 Reply-To: roc-digest Sender: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk roc-digest Friday, January 2 1998 Volume 02 : Number 037 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 23:21:33 -0600 From: Joe Sylvester Subject: Shirly Allen Free (how did I miss this?) Friday December 19, 1997 Shirley Allen Released From Hospital, Will Spend Holidays At Home Shirley Allen, the woman who held Illinois state troopers at bay for 39 days before they took her in for an involuntary psychiatric evaluation, was freed this week after a doctor testified that she posed no threat to herself or others. Allen was ordered freed by a Christian County Circuit Court judge after Dr. Bruce Feldman, a psychiatrist who had examined her, testified in a closed hearing Tuesday morning that she posed no danger to herself or anyone else. Feldman told the court there was no reason to keep her in the McFarland Mental Health Center near Springfield against her will. But as a condition of Allen's release, the court ordered an examination by a second state-appointed psychiatrist to determine if that doctor would reach the same conclusion. She is to be examined within the next 30 days. Christian County State's Attorney Teresa Brown said that she had reviewed police reports and Feldman's report, and spoken with Allen personally. "Based upon my review, I felt that any attempt by the state to further detain Ms. Allen would not promote any public interest," she said. Allen returned home Tuesday afternoon with her court-appointed guardian and began cleaning up the damage caused by the protracted assault on her farmhouse. Her first task was to try and eliminate the lingering odor of pepper spray that still permeates the house. No trespassing signs were posted in Allen's yard and front window, and guardian Lindsey Reese that he would call the police and prosecute anyone who came on the property to harass Allen. "Shirley's just so happy to be home, she just wants to sit in her chair and get back to home life again," Reese told reporters this week. "She's not going to go out and do anything crazy." Spending the holidays at home will relieve Allen of the heavy financial burdens of her medical and legal expenses, which are estimated to have topped $50,000. On the flip side, the state of Illinois spent an estimated $600,000 in police overtime and other expenses to capture a sane woman. Allen is expected to spend the next couple of days finishing reading a large box of letters from well-wishers. Reese said she plans to write thank-you's to most people and will use the many canned goods and bottles of water sent by supporters. Well-wishers can send cards to Allen at the following address: Mrs. Shirley Allen 825 E. 2725 North Road Mechanicsburg, Il. 62545-8027 Sources: Joe Mahr, Jefferson Robbins and Lesley Rogers, "Allen released" State Journal-Register December 17, 1997; "Roby Woman Released" Associated Press December 17, 1997. The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution. ---Doug McKay" Joe Sylvester Don't Tread On Me ! - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jan 98 07:02:01 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: FCC Public File Auto-FAQ This "FAQ" is auto-posted once a month via cron triggered script, and may be triggered off by hand from time to time in between if the info is requested by someone, such as when the House recently voted down the AW Ban and the Media threw a hissy fit. The purpose of this FAQ is to inform people what they can do about Media generated lies and misinformation. While the FCC only handles Broadcast Media, (TV and Radio), some of these techniques will work for magazines and newspapers too. If I've missed something, or you find errors, let me know and I'll add/fix it. 1.a. Send letters of complaint to the Station Manager every time it happens with all the time, details, other info, and your complaint(s). 1.b. Send an additional copy for their FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Public file. 1.c. Send an additional copy to the FCC itself, in case they don't put it in their Public file. 2.a. Send a letter of complaint to their Station Owner as per above, with copies as per above (1.b and 1.c). 3. Send copies of their replies to you along with yours to them to their FCC Public file, so that it gets nice and fat, again, with copies to the FCC itself. 4. If you can afford it, send all corespondence by Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. Send a copy of the Return Receipt with everything that goes to the FCC itself, so that they will have additional evidence if the Station is cheating on their Public File. 5.a. Go to the Public Library and look up "Standard Rate and Data Services" (SRDS) "Directory of National Advertisers." It is found in many major Libraries (in the business/reference stacks), and lists EVERY current advertiser, who the players are at both the company and advertising agency(s), and the appropriate telephone and fax (and probably E-Mail by now) addresses. If your Library doesn't have it, it can be requested. Otherwise you can watch their commercials for a few days to a week, listing all their advertisers. There are other references that have the addresses for the nation's business headquarters too. look them all up and pass the addresses and phone/FAX numbers etc., around so that everyone can bitch to the sponsors. IF enough people do that, it'll get back to the Station. Tell them if the Station continues their nastiness you'll _consider_ changing to brand(X), (otherwise they'll just write you off as a loss). 5.b. The above, (5.a.), can be a lot easier and less time consuming if you're dealing with a newspaper's or a magazine's ads, as they are right in front of you for the listing. 6. If they put on something good or even just more reasonable, call and compliment them on it, but do _not_ send any kudos to their FCC file, or write to them about it. That way they have to keep it up and hope, as there is nothing good in the file or in writing that they can show the FCC to justify their Station's License. 7. Federal Communications Commission, Complaints and Compliance Division Room 6218, 2025 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 20554 FAX: 202-653-9659 FCC Attn: Edythe Wise - -- An _EFFECTIVE_ | The _only_important_difference_ between Nazi-ism, Fascism, weapon in every | Communism, Communitarianism, Socialism and (Neo-)Liberalism hand = Freedom | is the _spelling_, and that the last group hasn't got the on every side! | Collective brains to figure it out. -- Bill Vance - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 18:28:19 -0800 From: Liberty or Death Subject: >>> Game <<< From the January 1998 edition of The Idaho Observer; y'all need to get copies of this game - it's wonderful! - ----- Board Game Begats IRS Audit While Barbara Fix was negotiating with conservative talk radio personality Chuck Harder’s organization For the People to mass produce her "politically incorrect" board game "Waking Up America," Fix was notified by the IRS that she and her husband were about to have their finances for 1993, 1994 and 1995 audited. The object of the game is to sell out your country. The impetus for the board game came in 1993 after Fix, who was at that time an executive for an Palmer, Alaska, cellular phone company, had attended a conference on the future of telecommunications in Orlando, Florida. "At that time I was totally apolitical," said Fix, but after listening to telecommunications gurus such as Robert K. Heldman tell conference attendees that the responsibility of telecommunications was, among other things, to promote the advent of a cashless society, Fix immediately began to change. "Although I managed to hide my feelings, I was shaking inside. I raised my hand and, playing the part of the ‘dumb blonde,’ which I am quite capable of doing," Fix said with a smile, "I asked Mr. Heldman, ‘Shouldn’t we be a little bit worried about privacy?’" "I will never forget his response," said Fix. Heldman, author of Global Telecommunications: Layered Networks, Layered Services (MacGraw Hill, 1992) and then director of technological strategies for US West Communications, said, in a most classical example of the arrogance displayed by elitist social planners, "It will be good for the people." When she got back home, Fix, who could no longer consider herself to be "apolitical," began contacting "politically astute" people that she would have labeled "conspiracy theorists" only days before. "People had said things to me over the years and I had basically dismissed them as being crazy. But, when I found out that the telecommunications industry was indeed conspiring to create a cashless society, I thought, ‘Oh my God, they were right!’" "I began to study, I began to attend ‘People for the Constitution’ meetings in Anchorage and started listening to talk radio which I didn’t even know existed until then," explained Fix, who describes herself as a "born again patriot." Fix was learning in leaps and bounds the depths of what can only be described as the systematic betrayal of the American people through the usurpation of our God given, inalienable rights. Fix, an extremely intelligent Christian mother of six children, was exposed at all times to the views and opinions of teenagers. Unable to keep what she was learning to herself, Fix continually confronted her teenagers and their friends with what she was discovering. “The most common attitude of teenagers would be to say, ‘Yeah, I know, but I don’t wanna hear about it,’" said Fix. Fix knew that the future of America and our way of life depended upon finding a way to educate as many people as possible and as fast as possible. So, instead of bashing people over the head with the undiluted facts, she thought that an effective way to reach the largest amount of people would be to do it “with a little humor." "The Clintons really created my game," said Fix in response to questions of how she could have designed such a complex and witty game in such a remarkably short time. Three months is all it took for Fix to have a prototype of the board game "Waking Up America." By fall, 1995, the game was being introduced to Chuck Harder’s "For the People." For the People was negotiating with Fix to produce 10,000 copies of the game through its merchandising director. The director died unexpectedly and Harder himself continued negotiations with Fix but would only commit to 1,000 games. "Only producing 1,000 games increased the cost of production from $11 to $22, which would not have been cost-effective, said Fix, who then contacted Rush Limbaugh, Mike Reagan, Gordon Liddy and the Black Avenger Ken Hamlin in an effort to market Waking Up America. Though the game was announced and advertised on the air by Limbaugh, Liddy and Reagan, there were no serious commitments forthcoming through those notoriously conservative radio personalities. "One of the options presented to me by more than one person was to have the game produced in China. Out of principle, I will never allow this game to be made in China," said Fix. The undaunted and, according to people who know her, the perpetually energetic Fix contacted Anchorage computer software engineering company Anntech in an effort to make the game more affordable and accessible to Americans by making an interactive version available on CD-ROM. "We had signed a contract with Anntech owners Ann Heisler and Tom Heisler to develop and produce the game on CD. It was an exciting opportunity because the cost of producing 10,000 games had dropped from $110,000 as a traditional board game, to $40,000 on CD-ROM. On September 15, 1996, Fix received a one-sentence letter from the Heislers which informed Fix that Anntech was formally relinquishing all rights, control and responsibility to and for the game. Enter IRS. By the time Anntech had done an about face and refused to have any further contact with Fix and Waking Up America, the Fixes were embroiled in an IRS audit which began while negotiating with For the People. "I don’t want to sound paranoid, but if you get on the bad side of public officials, we have heard that you can expect a visit from the IRS," said Fix who, though she can’t exactly prove it, is certain that the IRS audit was initiated in response to her "politically incorrect" board game. "A retired IRS agent friend of ours with over 28 years of field experience told me with certainty that we were ‘being taught a lesson,’" remembers Fix. A number of strange things began to happen to the middle-class Fixes and a determination that they owed the IRS $18,000 was one of them. "I was operating a bed and breakfast at our home and claimed all of the same start up cost exemptions that every other bed and breakfast operator in the state of Alaska traditionally claims." IRS Auditor Rosalee Holcomb determined that because of the rules found in Section 280a of the IRS Code, none of the start-up expenses for her home-based business would be allowed. Fix also noted that her case was being used in IRS agent workshops throughout the country as a precedent setting tool to "legally" disallow tax write-offs of capital expenditures for home-based businesses. "Such tactics by the IRS are a tremendous abuse of power," stated Fix. By this time, the Fixes had filed an appeal to the $18,000 IRS judgment against them and had sold their home in Palmer, Alaska, and had moved to Wallace, Idaho. The Fixes petitioned the IRS to move their appeal to a location more convenient to their new home. They also hoped that a new contingent of IRS agents would listen to reason where the Alaska IRS agents would not. The IRS repeatedly denied the Fixes request for a change of venue until Representative Helen Chenoweth (R-Idaho) compelled them to do so. "Chenoweth played an integral role in having our appeal moved closer to home and we are very thankful to her for that," said Fix. "Unfortunately, the IRS transferred our appeal to Seattle and coincidentally transferred the IRS agent who was handling our appeal, Denise Mountjoy, to the Seattle office." The IRS handled the Fixes appeal internally and, not surprisingly, failed to find that the original audit was unfair or incorrect. In October, 1997, the Fixes were notified that their appeal had been denied and that they still owed the IRS $18,000 for incorrectly itemized deductions for the years 1993-1995. Fix went on to explain that "Right about the time our CPA informed the IRS that, since the IRS had chosen to deny the appeal, the Fixes will be taking the IRS to federal tax court, the IRS sent us another ‘love letter’ which, without much in the way of explanation, arbitrarily tacked on an additional $13,000." Fix publicly aired her story at the Chenoweth IRS hearings which were held in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, December 10, 1997. When asked if she thought the hearings would have any effect on diminishing the IRS’ power to terrorize the American public through the application of rules that it seems to make up as it goes along, Fix said that she doesn’t think that it will help her case, but IRS abuse did get into the dominant media and that "might help people to realize that they are getting taxed out of at least 50 percent of their income." Though Waking Up America has yet to become produced commercially so that it can be found in retail outlets all over the country, the game is so sarcastic and so true and so funny, Fix is willing to offer interested people a more informal, yet complete and playable version for $15. Please call Barbara Fix at (208) 753-1015. Some examples of playing cards: - --- Socialist Lotto Drawing Cards - Your firm has been carefully selected to perform drug testing on the presidential staff members. Collect $65 in hush money from the Peoples’ Bank. The EPA has found you disturbing a nesting site while building your dock. Pay $75 to the Peoples’ Relief Fund. Your land has been seized for inadvertently running over a kangaroo mouse. Pay $40 to the peoples’ relief Fund for legal retainer fees. - --- Money Matters Drawing Cards - You’ve just turned in your neighbor to the BATF on trumped up charges. Collect $100, your 10% of seized property, from the neighbor (player) to your left. Get out of the Peoples’ Reeducation work Camp free. This unfortunate incarceration isn’t your fault. It must be related to your repressed childhood. Save this card for future bailout. You have won a government contract to supply 25-horsepower paper shredders. Collect $20 from the Peoples’ Bank. - --- Stuff Happens Drawing Cards - Your high school student can’t read or write due to Outcome-Based Education. Pay $35 in tutoring fees to the Peoples’ Relief Fund. The IRS has swept your bank account for monies you don’t owe. Pay $35 for NSF check fees to the Peoples’ Relief Fund. Your three-person hunting party has been found guilty of forming a militia. Go directly to the Peoples’ Reeducation work Camp or pay $100 to the Peoples’ Relief Fund for bail money. The BATF has confiscated your .22 rifle, which mysteriously turned into a fully automatic machine gun. Go directly to the People's Reeducation Work Camp. Do not pass Go Figure, Do Not collect $220.00. - --- And don't forget your G.A.T.T. Certificate from the New Age Institute! - - Monte -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Maybe freedom's just one of those things that you can't inherit." - Peter Bradford, in the film "Amerika" -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Idaho Observer http://www.proliberty.com/observer - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Jan 98 23:23:02 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: OUR HELP IS NEEDED (fwd) On Jan 1, 1911a1@gte.net wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] Hello folks, Please do me a BIG favor & post this far and wide....place on every list you can think of. Thanks! - -Chris W. Stark - ----------------------------------------------------------------- JPFO announces their NEW web site! http://www.JPFO.org e-mail: Against-Genocide@JPFO.org 12/30/97 Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) Aaron Zelman - Executive Director 2874 So. Wentworth Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Ph. (414) 769-0760 Fax (414) 483-8435 ****IMPORTANT!!!**** ****************************************************************** IF YOU HAVE WEB LINKS TO THE OLD JPFO WEB SITE, PLEASE BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR LINKS WITH OUR NEW WEB SITE URL, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS! THE OLD WEB SITE WILL NOT BE OPERATIONAL SOON! ****************************************************************** We are proud to announce our NEW web site for JPFO, along with many new improvements, and additional areas of interest for all freedom loving Americans. All of our changes are not yet present as we write this announcement, and are due to appear soon. You must go to the web site often to see the continuing updates for yourself! We would like to thank ALL of our friends who have made this possible, for without their support and help, this major step would have not been possible. We would especially like to thank Leroy Pyle, the former web master for pioneering and forging the path on the internet for us. Leroy has sacrificed when he simply did not have the time to lend us. Our sincere gratitude to you, Leroy! Best regards, AND a happy new year!! ************************************************************** Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Chris W. Stark - Director of Electronic Communications P.O. Box 1924 Crosby, TX 77532-1924 Voice: (713) 217-0649 e-mail: Against-Genocide@JPFO.org Visit our Web Page at: http://www.JPFO.org "America's Most Aggressive Defender of Firearms Ownership." ** Beware the Stober ** [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Jan 98 11:30:21 PST From: Jack@minerva.com Subject: 4TH AMENDMENT UNDER ATTACK This was in TPD this morning. It seems to be the type of outrageous thing to be distributed here and there Jack I thought this might be of interest to you. A friend of mine got this notification recently. It would seem our rights are violated here. Search without a warrent. I have to wonder, is this America anymore? I understand they'll use a camera for their records, going into drawers, closets, boxes, all personal items. Please repost to any list to get the word out. emmilene 4TH AMENDMENT UNDER ATTACK Hi. My name is Richard Welsh and I live in Addison, Illinois. Addison is a small but growing Chicago suburb. I rent an apartment here in Addison, Illinois. It's a nice three bedroom apartment in a typical urban neighborhood. Not great but not bad. In short, it's livable. Our city government, however, appears to hate apartments and apartment- dwellers. They do not feel that the either the state or federal constitution applies to those folks who choose, for whatever reason, to live in an apartment. I have been informed that on January 13th, 1998, that my apartment will be inspected. Below is the text of the letter that the owner of the building I live in received and passed on to us. (beginning of document) Re: ANNUAL HOUSING INSPECTION Dear Sir: In order to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public, there will be an annual inspection of all apartment buildings in the Village of Addison. Your area is currently a part of this program. If you are unable to keep the following appointment, please contact me to make arrangements for another appointment. Date: 01/13/97 (yes.. it actually says 97) Time 01:30 PM Please have management present for inspection. Also, please notify the tenants that their apartments will be inspected. All tenants should be present or leave keys with the management. Very truly yours Community Development Director and Community Development Inspector (end of document) The following is the reason for this inspection (this is a transcript of a letter that I have received from the village.. (beginning of document) Purpose: The purpose of this program is to provide for the inspection of rental residential property so as to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the Village including: a.To protect the public health and safety by insuring rental unite comply with minimum housing standards of Village Ordinances. b.To protect the character and stability of residential areas c.To correct and prevent housing conditions that adverse;ly effect or are likely to adversely affect the life, safety, general welfare and health including the physical, mental and social well being of persons occupying dwelling. d.To prevent the overcrowding of dwelling by requiring compliance with minimum space standards per occupant for each dwelling unit. e.To facilitate the enforcement of minimum standards for the maintenance of existing rental residential buildings and thus to prevent slums and blight. f.To preserve the value of land and buildings throughout the Village Scope: Rental residential buildings containing three (3) or more dwelling units are inspected on an annual basis. Each year, exterior and interior inspections are performed. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure that the maintenance of existing buildings and premises is in accordance with the provisions of Codes and Ordinances of the Village. (end of document) These would seem to be good things to do. However, to automatically assume that I am breaking codes and then to search based on that assumption would appear to be a violation of the constitution. The forth amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America clearly states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. These searches are clearly a violation of the 4th amendment of the constitution of the United States of America. I am going to refuse inspection. I am going to ask for a warrant. If the warrant complies with the 4th amendment, I will allow this inspection. This will have to include a list of specific violations that I am suspected to be committing. I have asked the village for information about what constitutes a violation. I am told that there is no list but that I must use 'common sense.' Does anyone know of any problem of using an extension cord to plug something in that is far away from an outlet? Well, according to the village of addison, this is a safety violation. No extension cords can be used. I asked for a reason and was told this could cause a fire. I then asked how many fires had been caused this way and was told none but we don't want to take a chance. How, I asked, am I to keep up to code when this code cannot be reviewed or supplied. I can buy a complete set of codes from the village. I have been able to view copies of the forms that were filled out by the inspector as to what are considered violations. The best example of this nazi movement here in Addison is one couple were cited for having two coffee cups on a dining room table. This was the only thing the inspector could find. The couple were cited for poor housekeeping. Yes.. poor housekeeping. I have also found out that the inspectors bring cameras into the inspection to take pictures. I have also been told that houses are not inspected in this way. This would include houses that are rented out. It would appear that only buildings with three or more units are included in this but I may be wrong. I have been told that these inspections have been taking place since 1979. You may be asking why I have done nothing until now. Well, we only moved here in august of 1997 and thus knew nothing about this. Please let the village of Addison know of your opposition to these violations. Ask them why the decision of court decision 8D-4834N of Jenne Picard has been ignored. Jenne (who also lives in my building) refused to let the inspectors in and was fined 500 dollars. She appealed the fine to a court. The judge thru the fine out and told the inspector that this search was illegal. Yet the village still does this. Please ask them why? Below is the statement I will be making at the next village board meeting RE: Inspection of Apartments on 01/13/98 This letter is to address the concerns that have come up with respect to the inspection that is to take place on 01/13/98. At the December 15th, 1997 board meeting, a report was requested from the city attorney about the legality of the apartment search program. This report is to be given on January 5th. The inspection is to take place on January 13th. This gives tenants with any concerns no rebuttal opportunity. Please consider this a request to postpone this inspection until all concerns are addressed. These inspections are unfair and unjust and directed at those residents of Addison who, for whatever reason, live in apartments. The argument given at the last village board meeting was that we should all want to feel safe by knowing that our neighbors are keeping a clean home. If this is the case, then why aren't single family homes also inspected? I would think that as a homeowner, I have a much bigger stake in how my neighbor keeps his home because I am the owner rather than just a tenant in a rental facility.. While the notification of the scope of the inspections remain unclear, there is evidence that pictures are taken of apartment areas and these inspections can even take place without the tenants being present. When requests have been made as to what regulations apply to apartment tenants, none have been forthcomimg. A vague list of requirements that could cover just about anything is produced. These tactics were used in communist Russia or Nazi Germany. They should not be used in the United States of America This is not right. Our landlord (who by the way just bought the building this past September) has been very helpful and has made several improvements to our building. He has made sure hallways are well lit and the landscaping work that has been done to the area surrounding our building has made our building a much nicer place to live. He has also been very responsive with dealing with any problems that have occurred. It is also our understanding that these inspections can only take place if the landlord or tenant file a complaint against a specific problem in a specific unit. This would cover private areas and not public areas such as hallways and the laundry room. Article 4 of the Constitution of the United States of America clearly states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Thus it is contented that these searches are a violation of Article 4 of the bill of rights contained in the Constitution of the United States of America and therefore should be ceased immediately. We feel that if these searches are to take place, then warrants for each unit should be issued with the alleged violation or violations clearly stated. Note; I am attempting to get several of the folks in our building to sign this and I will then present this to the village at their next meeting. What I am asking for here is your help. Below are the numbers to call.. Village of Addison phone (630)543-4100 and fax (630)543-5593 Ask for the building inspectors. Addison website is www.addisonadvantage.org Please note(remember this is the state of roby ridge): I am not crazy. I do not own unregisted firearms I do not deal or take illegal drugs and have no illegal drugs in my posession. I have no intention of resisting arrest I do take both heart and diabetes medications. I have no intention of taking my own life Jack Perrine | ATHENA Programming, Inc | 626-798-6574 | ---------------- | 1175 No. Altadena Drive | fax 398-8620 | jack@minerva.com | Pasadena, CA 91107 US | - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 11:56:42 -0800 (PST) From: Boyd Subject: Re: 4TH AMENDMENT UNDER ATTACK Anybody remember what month in '92 Clinton ordered the searches of Chicago HUD housing? That was the slap in the face that woke me up to the abuse of power in this country. Clinton's order to find "a way around... the constitution" and some of the replies I got from conservatives on my reaction to that event were the backhand that really got me thinking. So I owe the president and a lot of internet folks a very big thank you. My sympathies to the renter in this case. I sincerely hope he will stand by his rights and be able to -move-away- should his rights be crushed (as I pessimistically suspect they shall). Good luck to us all. Boyd Kneeland - - ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Jan 98 11:20:59 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: Colt CEO's Editorial: (fwd) On Jan 02, Paul Nixon wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] (I don't recall if this has been posted here. If so, I apologize for the duplication) >From American Firearms Industry, December 1997 p18 THIS MONTH'S GUEST EDITORIAL by Ron Stewart, CEO and President of Colt's Manufacturing Millions of American Citizens own firearms. For the most part these citizens enjoy the use of their firearms in a safe and responsible way for hunting, skeet shooting, trap shooting, target shooting and other recreational sports. Over the last few years, however, the "gun control issue" has gained center stage due to the relentless, negative campaign launched by the gun control lobby. They want to put us all out of business, manufacturers, dealers and distributors, and eliminate our Second Amendment rights. Ironically, with the exception of the Brady bill and the assault weapons ban which passed last year, no gun control legislation passed in Congress this year and the much-touted Washington State referendum failed. Given this recent reprieve, one could almost believe the debate has ended and the gun control lobby has been silenced. Unfortunately, a November 20, 1997 article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Big Guns in the Media Take Aim Against Firearms" reminds us that the gun control lobby is more determined than ever to put firearms manufacturers out of business, and they are devising new methods to achieve their goals. The reality is that we are about to be hit by a new wave of attacks on our industry and the key battleground is that of public opinion. Failure to address this issue aggressively could be devastating. The question that begs to be answered is why is the gun industry being so singularly targeted when statistics and public opinion appear to be on our side? In my opinion, the answer is simple: the anti-gun lobby argument focuses on the fact that innocent people, including children, are occasionally the victims of firearms. The gun control lobby has become dangerously adept at using manipulative public relations campaigns and high powered public relations firms to portray the fireams industry as villainous and self-serving. By contrast, the firearms industry has consistently and ardously taken the lead in advocating the implementing strong [sic] measures to improve weapons safety. Despite this fact, we have not been successful in presenting our case to the public. We have allowed ourselves to sit back and ignore the problem, thus becoming part of it. Silence is acceptance. Our responses to the anti-gun lobby are ill-postured, defensive and pathetically inadequate when we accept watered down versions of their agenda and nod our heads in agreement to their publicity stunts while, we as an industry, do abhor the unsafe use of handguns. It would be a grievous mistake to allow the next wave of attacks by the gun control lobby to back us into a corner and for us to respond as we have in the past. The time has come to take the high ground and pre-empt their next strike. We need to focus on two fronts: advocate programs that promote safe firearm practices and take the lead in developing new technologies to improve firearm safety. Today's reality requires that consumers and industry work together to responsibly address the issue of gun safety. Given the skillful manipulation of public perception by the anti- gun lobby, we need to rally our large base of support to make certain that our message and, most importantly, our actions, are getting through to the public. To accomplish this I offer the following five courses of action: 1) The creation of a research and development program to further firearms technology toward more advanced methods that promote safety (such as personalized firearms). While technology such as this should not be mandated it should be an option for the consumer. If we can send a motorized computer to Mars, then certainly we advance our technology to be more childproof. 2) The passage of a comprehensive federal firearms law, including the creation of a federal gun permit, that would pre-empt the hodgepodge of local ordinances. I heard several manufacturers complain to the Attorney General in Massachusetts that we already have serial numbers on our firearms so why do we need a second set of serial numbers. If he and the others mandate hidden serial numbers then we would likely have to live with 50 different state regulations. Why not federalize this standard - isn't that a protective measure that prevents illegal ownership if a firearm? 3) Emphasize responsibility and accountability where it belongs. We ought to give serious consideration to gun permit requirement that would necessitate each permit holder to undergo thorough firearms training and pass a uniform examination. The law also should require that dealers qualify as certified firearms instructors and actively participate in training the public concerning the safe the [sic] appropriate handling of guns. The distribution chain should embrace this as it should stimulate sales. 4) We believe that legislative reform should ensue to prohibit the bringing of so called "defectless" product liability cases, such as the Hamilton case, against the firearms industry. We as defendants, need to take the offensive in gun cases, which remedies should include obtaining sanctions against certain plaintiffs for bringing frivilous lawsuits, and, when warranted, seeking REDRESS [emphasis in original] against those persons failing to safeguard weapons used to cause wrongful injury or death. 5) The creation of a joint industry commitee to study firearms technology and safety mechanisms. I challenge the industry to respond; to work together and act upon this proposed course of action, NOW. 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