Date: 16 Aug 1994 09:30:59 -0700 From: "Johann Opitz" Subject: PA reclassifies small capac To: "Firearms Alert" I just found this post and reply post. Interesting manipulation of facts by PA authorities to justify future claims and additional police state actions. I wounder how long it will take the Federal and the other state governments to follow suit. ============ From: Catherine Kunz Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: CHEAP HANDGUNS NOW ASSAULT WEAPONS Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 01:58:51 -0500 The Pennsylvania State Police have just classified cheap handguns used in the commission of crimes as Assault Weapons for statistical recordkeeping purposes!! Thought you might like to know this!!!!! Cathy From: staywet@aol.com (Staywet) Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: Re: CHEAP HANDGUNS NOW ASSAULT WEAPONS Date: 16 Aug 1994 10:30:02 -0400 Yeah, the Penn state police released their statistics on assault weapon use in their state on the wire services about 2 weeks ago. With out having the info in front of me they said 12% of all gun crimes were committed by assault weapons of these less than 20 were "military style rifles", the majority of the assault weapons crimes (about 360) were "small capacity pistols". I guess they must have been talking about those 3 shot machine pistols. == Johann Opitz e-mail: johann_opitz@smtp.esl.com == == All Disclaimers Apply (so as to protect my employer) ==