General Ashcroft make his move

[Brent]

I whole heartedly agree.  In the article it berated Violence Policy center
for excluding the quotes by the founding fathers, a mistake paltry in
comparison to that statement

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Gaylor" <freematt at coil.com>
To: <George at Orwellian.Org>
Cc: <cypherpunks at cyberpass.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:01 PM
Subject: CDR: Re: General Ashcroft make his move


> [Note from Matthew Gaylor:  Richard Stevens is author of the recent
> book "Dial 911 and Die" published by the Jews for the Preservation of
> Firearms Ownership.   http://www.jpfo.org ]
>
> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:00:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Richard Stevens <dial911book at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Matt -- we must protest when "our side" errs
> To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt at coil.com>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The July 2001 Issue of NRA's America's First Freedom
> magazine featured a cover picture of John Ashcroft and
> highlighted the story of Ashcroft's letter indicating
> that "the Constitution protects the private ownership
> of firearms for lawful purposes."  The magazine (at
> pp. 35-37) exults in the reversal of Justice
> Department policy on the Second Amendment.
>
> That's great.  On page 37, the NRA reprints Ashcroft's
> letter -- as though it were *in full* -- but omits the
> footnote that exists in Ashcroft's actual letter.
>
> As you know, Ashcroft also said in that footnote in
> his letter that the Constitution "does not prohibit
> Congress from enacting laws restricting firearms
> ownership for compelling state interests, such as
> prohibiting firearms ownership by convicted felons."
>
> The NRA omitted a key element of Ashcroft's position
> -- and then published the letter as though it were
> complete.
>
> That omission is a terrible distortion -- and
> seriously damages NRA's credibility with those of us
> who know the whole truth.  What else might the NRA
> choose to omit, where the omission serves a PR
> purpose?  Are their reports from the UN correct?
> Their reports about lobbying efforts and the positions
> taken by NRA-backed candidates?
>
> I wonder who at the NRA thought it was a good idea to
> distort the facts, and conceal the somewhat negative
> truth, just to advance the appearance of NRA success?
> That's the conduct we came to expect from HCI & Co.
> ... now it has infected the NRA.
>
> Members like me should demand the NRA publish an
> accounting of this mistake, fire the person who made
> the mistake, apologize and repent from such conduct.
>
> --Richard Stevens
> (my personal views only)
>
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