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From: meyers@leonardo.rtp.dg.com (Bill Meyers)
Subject: Re: H.R. 711
Message-ID: <1993Apr22.165403.21945@dg-rtp.dg.com>
Sender: meyers@rtp.dg.com (Bill Meyers)
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 93 16:54:03 GMT
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In article <C5qEpL.1nu@cbnews.cb.att.com> lvc@cbnews.cb.att.com (Larry Cipriani) writes:
[Posting the text of H.R. 711 ...]
[ ... ]
>To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that handguns are available
>only to persons with demonstrated knowledge and skill in their safe use,
>maintenance, and storage.
[ ... ]
>8         "(1)(1)(A) An individual who is not licensed under
>9   this section may not possess a handgun on or after the
>10  date final regulations are prescribed pursuant to para-
>11  graph (2) unless the individual has been issued a handgun
>12  permit under paragraph (2).

Note that this is a "licensing bill," pretending to be a "training bill."
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