
(Continued from last file)

By David B. Kopel, March 25, 1991.

Section 1 is an overall introduction, section 2 is a table of
contents, section 3 is the document itself, and section 4 is the
references listing.
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File: aw-qna

Assault Weapon Questions & Answers
by Handgun Control, Inc. and Citizens for Safe Government (CSG)
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File: ccw-survey

A state by state survey of Carrying Concealed Weapons laws.
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File: us-vs-miller

United States vs. Miller et al., Appeal from the District Court of the
United States for the Western District of Arkansas.

Argued March 30, 1939 -- Decided May 15, 1939
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File: presser

The history of Presser v Illinois is a fascinating exercise of how
politically based decisions on our Constitutional rights have come back
to haunt us.
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File: cia-ncbh

A column by Neal Knox presenting evidence that former CIA agent
Edwin O. Welles played a major role in founding HCI and NCBH.
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File: conphone

A list of voice and fax phone number for representatives and senators.
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File: billofrights

The first 10 articles of amendment to the United States Constitution.
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File: constitution

The Constitution of the United States of America
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File: decl-of-indp

The Declaration of Independence
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File: dont-wait

"Criminals Don't Wait -- Why Should You ?" from the NRA.  Exposes the
fraudulent arguments made for waiting periods.
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File: external

Positive Externalities of Gun Ownership, by John Kell, from
"The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, October 1991 "
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File: english-hist

Firearms Legislation in Great Britain, by Jan A. Stevenson
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File: simkin

"Control Criminals, Not Guns" by Jay Edward Simkin found in the
March, 25 1991 [or '92?] Wall Street Journal:
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File: unabridged

The Unabridged Second Amendment, by J. Neil Schulman

An interview with Roy Copperud, retired professor of journalism at
USC and author of "American Usage and Style: The Consensus".  Copperud
offers his professional opinion on the meaning of the Second Amendment.
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File: uzitruth

A letter from J. Harper Wilson, Director FBI Uniform Crime Reporting
Program to Paul H. Blackman, Research Coordinator of the NRA stating
that only one police officer, of Puerto Rico, was shot and killed with
a semi-automatic 9mm Model A Uzi.
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File: maketheirday

"How to Make Their Day" by Don B. Kates Jr. and Patricia Terrell Harris
in the National Review, October 21, 1991

Kates and Harris debunk several myths about firearms, criminals, and
violence.
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File: two-myths

Two myths of gun control from "Point Blank: Guns and Violence in
America" by Gary Kleck.
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File: aw-not-problem

"Assault Weapons Aren't the Problem", by Gary Kleck, published in
The New York Times Tuesday, September 1, 1992
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File: oregon-study

1990 Oregon Study of Retail Firearm Sales and CHL Licensing
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File: children

Fighting for Children's Hearts and Minds by Robert Pew, American
Rifleman - April 1992

Discusses how HCI and it's Center to Prevent Handgun Violence
have set out to use public schools as forums for their anti-gun
propaganda.
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File: gunssputter

"Guns and Sputter" by James D. Wright, from July 1989 issue of REASON.
Wright exposes the flaws in the New England Journal of Medicine study
comparing the homicide rates of Seattle and Vancouver.
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File: nejm-info

A collection of articles and information on the New England Journal of
Medicine Vancouver/Seattle handgun crime comparison study.

See also the file gunssputter, authored by James Wright.
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File: dcstudy.1

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1991 Dec 5. 325 (23).
pp 1647-1650.
Editorials: Firearms And The Killing Threshold.
Kassirer-Jerome-P.
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File: dcstudy.2

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1991 Dec 5. 325 (23).
pp 1615-1620.
Special Article: Effects Of Restrictive Licensing Of
Handguns On Homicide And Suicide In The District Of Columbia.
Loftin-Colin.  McDowall-David.  Wiersema-Brian.  Cottey-Talbert-J.
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File: nejm-editorial

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1988 Nov 10. 319 (19).
pp 1283-1285.
Editorial: Firearm Injuries: A Call For Science.
Mercy-James-A. Houk-Vernon-N.
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File: nejm-letters

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1989 May 4. 320 (18).
pp 1214-1217.
Correspondence: Handgun Regulations, Crime, Assaults, And
Homicide: A Tale Of Two Cities.
Blackman-Paul-H. Hagen-Tim.  Morris-David-C.
Stolinsky-David-C. Tirer-Samuel.  Gryder-John-W.
Kuziak-John-D. Sloan-John-H. Kellerman-Arthur-L-Kellermann.
Rivara-Fred-P. Koepsell-Thomas.  Reay-Donald-T.
LoGerfo-James-P. Rice-Charles.  Ferris-James-A. Gray-Laurel-
A. Mercy-James-A. Houk-Vernon-N.
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File: suicide.1

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1990 Feb 8. 322 (6).
pp 369-373.
Special Article: Firearm Regulations And Rates Of Suicide:
A Comparison of Two Metropolitan Areas.
Sloan-John-Henry.  Rivara-Frederick-P. Reay-Donald-T.
Ferris-James-A-J. Kellermann-Arthur-L.
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File: suicide.2

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1990 Jul 12. 323 (2).
p 137.
Correspondence: Firearm Regulations and Rates of Suicide.
Blackman-Paul-H. Sloan-John-Henry.  Rivara-Frederick-P.
Kellermann-Arthur.
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File: totc

The New England Journal of Medicine. 1988 Nov 10. 319 (19).
pp 1256-1262.
Special Article: Handgun Regulations, Crime, Assaults, And
Homicide: A Tale of Two Cities.
Sloan-John-Henry.  Kellermann-Arthur-L. Reay-Donald-T.
Ferris-James-A. Koepsell-Thomas.  Rivara-Frederick-P.
Rice-Charles.  Gray-Laurel.  LoGerfo-James.
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File: nra.cdc

An open letter from Paul H. Blackman, of NRA to the Director, Office
of Scientific Integrity Review, U.S. Public Health Service, detailing
why they should evaluate the integrity and competency of firearms research
conducted by and for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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File: RKBA.000

What the RKBA.nnn files are all about.

The RKBA.nnn series are set of small (60-100 lines typically) postings
that address common questions and myths about all aspects of firearms.
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File: RKBA.001

Accidental deaths by firearms and by other means.
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FILE: RKBA.002

Declining trend of accidental deaths by firearms
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File: RKBA.003

Homicide per capita in the US
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File: RKBA.004

Children and firearms
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File: RKBA.008

Annual firearm manufacture in the United States
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File: RKBA.010

Declaration of Independence
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File: RKBA.013

Trend in weapons use for robberies (1974-86)
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File: RKBA.014

Reasons for homicide and non-negligent manslaughter
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File: RKBA.015

Are firearms a leading cause of death of children?
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File: RKBA.016

Is the United States the most violent nation?
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File: RKBA.999

Complete list of all sources used for the RKBA.nnn series.
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File: cox-study

Analysis of the Cox Atlanta Journal Constitution, 21 May 1989 article
on Assault Weapons, by James J. Baker of NRA-ILA, before the Select
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, U.S. House of Representatives.
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File: feder11.txt

The Federalist Papers, as transcribed by Project Gutenberg 1.1
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File: great-quotes

Thomas Jefferson quotes and more ...
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File: civilian

Civilian Possession of Military Firearms, by Richard A. I. Munday,
from the January/February 1988 issue of the UK Handgunner.
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File: good-go-bad

"When Good, Law-Abiding Citizens Go Bad", from UK Handgunner No. 46
Jan-Feb 1989.  Discusses how the rate of compliance of gun control
laws is always very low, even among otherwise law abiding citizens.

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File: tory-national-socialism


"Tory National Socialism", by Richard A.I. Munday, UK Handgunner,
Jul-Aug 86.  Discusses the gun control leanings of socialists of
the right.
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File: the-big-lie

"Gun Grabbers vs. Assault Rifles: The Big Lie" by Neal Knox,

Semi-auto military-styled "assault" rifles are not now nor have they
ever been a threat to society. These facts have been determined by
the government - but never released to the public!
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File: ff-47

"The Founding Fathers and the AK-47", by Sue Wimmershoff-Caplan
Discuss the question if the Founding Fathers would have approved of
the AK-47 for civilian ownership.
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File: hcikkk

"Handgun Control, Inc., & the KKK" by David Kopel, from the Oct 91
issue of Gun World magazine.  Discusses the parallels in the hate
campaigns of the Ku Klux Klan and Handgun Control, Inc.
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File: rkba-orgs

A list of organizations devoted to the preservation of the Second
Amendment.
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Larry Cipriani -- l.v.cipriani@att.com or attmail!lcipriani

If you don't value your life enough to defend it effectively
why should the police ?

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