-----Original Message----- From: msmith01 at flash.net <msmith01 at flash.net> To: Mark Smith <msmith01 at flash.net> Date: Monday, January 29, 2001 6:52 PM Subject: SNET: [Fwd: Speaking of guns. . .]
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>From: "C.W. McFate" <cmcfate at lucent.com>
>To: "Stephen Thomas" <ltthomas at earthlink.net>; "Chris Thomas"
><mrcoffee at infracure-international.com>; "Danny Thomas"
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>"Robert J. McFate" <ghostrider at dmci.net>
>Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 2:53 PM
>Subject: Speaking of guns. . .
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>> Forwarded to me by a buddy:
>>
>> This is absolutely priceless! Even if you don't agree with this guy's
>> political opinions you'll have to admit he really has an
>> interesting style for writing a letter to his elected representative.
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>> SUBJECT: .50 Caliber Rifles
>> David Wayne Case - Posted: 09.05.00
>> DATE: 14 May 1999
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>> TO: Rep. Henry Waxman
>> CC: Rep. Mark Sanford, Rep. Robert Barr, Sen. Strom Thurmond, Sen. Ernest
>> Hollings
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>> I have become aware of your furtive attempt to infringe upon my ownership
>> of my Barrett rifle.
>>
>> I am a former Captain USMC, state marksmanship champion, NRA member,
>> member of the Fifty Caliber Shooter's Association and an avid hunter of
deer
>> and hogs. To my knowledge, no .50 caliber rifle has ever been used in
the
>> commission of a crime. My rifle cost $6,750. The telescope on the rifle
>> cost $4,500. The ammunition I most often shoot costs @ $4.00 per round.
>> While I tell you this, understand that what I'm trying to tell you is
that
>> I would be an idiot to spend $11,000 on a rifle to risk losing it in the
>> legal aftermath of its illegal use.
>>
>> Get the hell out of my personal life and go play kissy face with
>> Diane Feinstein, Barney Frank, Charles Schumer and those other leftists.
>>
>> I am now an investment banker and make $400,000 per year. I also have a
>> Harley Davidson motorcycle and several cars with V-8 engines.
>>
>> Are you next going to tell me I don't NEED a V-8 engine ... don't NEED
such
>> a heavy, powerful motorcycle ... don't NEED a house with five bedrooms...
>> don't NEED a wife with such large breasts...don't NEED a dog with such
>> sharp teeth and so on?
>>
>> This kind of "Chicken Little" reactionary noise is entirely
>> useless. I am going to notify every legislator in my food chain that
they
>> need to take you behind the Capital and beat the crap out of you.
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