Gun control vs. surveillance

Joshua W Mason jwm at econs.umass.edu
Wed Oct 16 12:50:35 PDT 2002


Carl Remick wrote:


>I'm with Ashcroft
>
>By Michelangelo Signorile

Signorile may be with Ashcroft on surveillance of gun owners, but W. apparently is not. From the AP:

*** WASHINGTON -- President Bush does not support the recent days' push for firearms "fingerprinting" that has grown from the Washington-area sniper shootings, a spokesman said Tuesday, saying Bush is unconvinced of the technology's accuracy and is concerned about gun owners' privacy.

Besides, added White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, when it comes to new gun controls generally, "how many laws can we really have to stop crime, if people are determined in their heart to violate them no matter how many there are or what they say?" ***

This is a doctrine calling out for wider application...

J.



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