From firearms-alert-owner Fri Jan 13 15:45:54 1995 Received: (chan@localhost) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.9/8.6.5) id PAA15039 for firearms-alert-outgoing; Fri, 13 Jan 1995 15:42:03 -0800 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com (nova.unix.portal.com [156.151.1.101]) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.9/8.6.5) with ESMTP id PAA15028 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 1995 15:42:00 -0800 Received: from gatekeeper.svl.trw.com (gatekeeper.svl.trw.com [129.193.146.11]) by nova.unix.portal.com (8.6.9/8.6.5) with SMTP id PAA02506 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 1995 15:41:50 -0800 Received: from smtp.svl.trw.com (smtpout.svl.trw.com) by gatekeeper.svl.trw.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA10422; Fri, 13 Jan 95 15:39:59 PST Message-Id: Date: 13 Jan 1995 15:37:04 -0800 From: "Johann Opitz" Subject: LP Challange Details To: "Firearms Alert" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 3.0.2 Sender: firearms-alert-owner@shell.portal.com Precedence: bulk Status: RO A *partial* repost of the Libertarian Party's 21-item "hit list" from their "Challenge to the Republicans" as it pertains directly to firearms. ----------------------------------------- PRESS ADVISORY The Libertarian Party 1528 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Washington DC 20003 January 13, 1995 ----------------------------------------- For additional information: Bill Winter, Director of Communications (202) 543-1988 ----------------------------------------- Here are more details about the Libertarian Party's 21-item "hit list" from the "Challenge to the Republicans." Each item is followed by a brief description, the cost to taxpayers (where available), and the bill number of the most recent attempt to abolish or reduce funding for it. (In a few, more recent cases, the bill number is from the legislation that created the program.) "The Libertarian Party challenges the Republican Party to live up to its 'libertarian' promises, and immediately abolish or defund every one of these programs, agencies, and policies," said National LP Chair Steve Dasbach. ========== * Civilian Marksman Program: Subsidy of bullets to shooting groups and gun sportsman. "The Second Amendment does not guarantee free bullets any more than First Amendment guarantees free newspapers," noted Dasbach. $2.5 million. HR 3116, amendment to end program, September 30, 1993. LP Position: Eliminate it. * The semi-automatic weapons ban: Bans the manufacture and sale of 19 specific semi-automatic weapons, plus other similar weapons. HR 4296, May 5, 1994. LP Position: Repeal it. ========== == Johann Opitz e-mail: johann_opitz@smtp.svl.trw.com == == All Disclaimers Apply (so as to protect my employer) ==