Posted on another board ... <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Burt Gummer:
From: WorldNetDaily
Gun owners going postal Mail-in protest against trigger locks planned
By Jon E. Dougherty
© 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
A pro-gun support group is planning a mass overnight mailing of broken trigger locks to a prominent network television news anchor to protest the recently signed gun safety agreement between Smith & Wesson and the federal government.
The event, called Operation Trigger Lock, is the brainchild of Los Angeles resident Bowden Russell.
The protest is designed to allow gun owners opposed to the Smith & Wesson deal to "make a strong statement," said Russell. He added, "we're going to show our displeasure" to NBC's Katie Couric of the network's "Today" show for her "anti-gun stance while highlighting the displeasure of gun owners over attempts by the federal government to force certain gun safety measures on the public."
Specifically, Russell said, "The gun owners of America do not want trigger locks forced upon us." He added, "This is our way of showing Smith & Wesson, the federal government and Couric that we don't need trigger locks and we don't want them."
Saying that the protest would be joined by "thousands" of pro-gun supporters from around the country, Russell told WorldNetDaily the gun locks would be mass-mailed "overnight" on Tuesday so as to "overwhelm" Couric at her New York City NBC office Wednesday.
"While the Republican-controlled Congress doesn't want to stand up to the Clinton administration, the American citizens do," Russell said. "We will prevail."
Saying that "gun grabbers" have had a "free ride," Russell said Operation Trigger Lock "is but the first shot in our fight for a true and just republican form of government." He added that he didn't think NBC or other major news networks would cover the event, even if tens of thousands of trigger locks were sent to the network's headquarters in New York.
Russell said he is advising participants to "first smash your trigger lock" before mailing it. And, he said, if someone wants to participate but doesn't own a trigger lock, "buy a cheap Chinese lock from the local hardware store and disable it with a nice American hammer."
Jon E. Dougherty is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily.
HERE'S THE LINK:
OPERATION TRIGGER LOCK[/quote]Share what you know, learn what you don't -- FUD
[This message has been edited by FUD (edited April 12, 2000).]
From: WorldNetDaily
Gun owners going postal Mail-in protest against trigger locks planned
By Jon E. Dougherty
© 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
A pro-gun support group is planning a mass overnight mailing of broken trigger locks to a prominent network television news anchor to protest the recently signed gun safety agreement between Smith & Wesson and the federal government.
The event, called Operation Trigger Lock, is the brainchild of Los Angeles resident Bowden Russell.
The protest is designed to allow gun owners opposed to the Smith & Wesson deal to "make a strong statement," said Russell. He added, "we're going to show our displeasure" to NBC's Katie Couric of the network's "Today" show for her "anti-gun stance while highlighting the displeasure of gun owners over attempts by the federal government to force certain gun safety measures on the public."
Specifically, Russell said, "The gun owners of America do not want trigger locks forced upon us." He added, "This is our way of showing Smith & Wesson, the federal government and Couric that we don't need trigger locks and we don't want them."
Saying that the protest would be joined by "thousands" of pro-gun supporters from around the country, Russell told WorldNetDaily the gun locks would be mass-mailed "overnight" on Tuesday so as to "overwhelm" Couric at her New York City NBC office Wednesday.
"While the Republican-controlled Congress doesn't want to stand up to the Clinton administration, the American citizens do," Russell said. "We will prevail."
Saying that "gun grabbers" have had a "free ride," Russell said Operation Trigger Lock "is but the first shot in our fight for a true and just republican form of government." He added that he didn't think NBC or other major news networks would cover the event, even if tens of thousands of trigger locks were sent to the network's headquarters in New York.
Russell said he is advising participants to "first smash your trigger lock" before mailing it. And, he said, if someone wants to participate but doesn't own a trigger lock, "buy a cheap Chinese lock from the local hardware store and disable it with a nice American hammer."
Jon E. Dougherty is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily.
HERE'S THE LINK:
OPERATION TRIGGER LOCK[/quote]Share what you know, learn what you don't -- FUD
[This message has been edited by FUD (edited April 12, 2000).]