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From: Jeff Chan <coriolis!usc!shell.portal.com!chan>
Subject: More: HCI Master Plan

I now have the cover sheet, addendum & some additional materials
from the HCI master plan circulated earlier.  This is not scanned;
I typed it as accurately as possible, including some inconsistencies,
like "fundraiser" vs "fund raiser".


[appears to be standard letterhead for the Los Angeles office,
stamped: IMPORTANT, CONFIDENTIAL, received 12/30/93; next to
distribution list is handwritten: "UPDATE DIST. LIST!"]

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HANDGUN CONTROL                              HANDGUN CONTROL, INC.
ONE MILLION STRONG...working to              National Headquarters
keep handguns out of the wrong hands.           1225 EYE ST., N.W.
                                                        Suite 1100
                                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005
                                                    (202) 898-0792

                                             Western Region Office
                                             10951 WEST PICO BLVD.
                                                          ROOM 204
                                            LOS ANGELES, CA  90064
                                                    (310) 446-0056

                     Distribution list:


      cc:     Richard Aborn
              David Birenbaum
              Lee Fisher
              Larry Lowenstein
              John Phillips
              Helen Raiser
              Maurice Rosenblatt
              Jeanne Shields
              Odile Stern
              N.T. Shields
              Sarah Brady
              Stanley E. Foster
              John Hechinger
              Edward O. Welles
              Charles J. Orasin
              Lois Hess
              Sandy Cooney
              Amy Weitz


                         HANDGUN CONTROL
                         ONE MILLION STRONG...working to
                         keep handguns out of the wrong hands.

HANDGUN CONTROL, INC.
10951 WEST PICO BOULEVARD
SUITE 201
LOS ANGELES, CA  90064
(202) 898-0792


                  Stamped "Received Signed 12/30/93"

              CONFIDENTIAL! NOT FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION


Notes and Minutes from Meeting of Friday, December 17 1993 Rough Draft
Proposal for Internal Memo and Five Year Plan

cc: Distribution

White House Meetings:

It  was  decided to forward the following to the national  office  for
reference.  A  series of brainstorming meetings will be  held  at  the
White  House through Winter 1994. All suggestions should  be  collated
and delivered to our policy team by them.


Fundraisers:

A series of fundraisers should be organized for local political allies
through  the  spring  of  1994, the details will  be  outlined  in  an
attached memo. We should have a stronger presence at Anna Eshoo's fund
raiser in early January.

Press Releases:

A  subcommittee on media and public affairs assembled a list of  press
releases  and studies which can be timed to one released to the  media
per  day,  in  order to fully maintain the high  profile  of  the  gun
control  issue.  We don't want to lose the momentum initiated  by  the
massacre  in Long Island, however, many local news organizations  have
been very active in keeping the gun control issue resolutely in  view,
without  any assistance from us. Be sure to call the  various  station
managers and news services to express your thanks.

D-Day is in January 1994:

This  month  will  be crucial to swaying votes  for  Sen.  Feinstein's
Assault  Weapon Ban. Once this passes, we will see the beginning of  a
landslide  which the NRA thugs will not be able to stop, or their  few
pawns in Congress be able to filibuster.

Thanking our friends:

A subcommittee will draft a letter of support to Rep. Charles  Schumer
and  offer additional materials that we have collated for his  use  in
testimony  and  press  conferences. A  special  press  conference  was
proposed in order to thank various State politicians for their support
for  stricter  gun  control. The subcommittee  urged  HCI  members  to
maintain  the  current high visibility of the gun  control  issue  and
remember  to praise President Clinton and Attorney General Janet  Reno
for their political courage for standing up to the old boy network  of
the Gun Lobby. Special praise to Senator Diane Feinstein was mentioned
for  her courage in standing up to the ever diminishing number of  gun
crazy  extremists  who  are actually pushing to  make  our  society  a
killing field.

              WHAT IS PENDING NOW AND CAN BE LAW IN 1994

Ban of all clips holding over 6 bullets.


Ban  on  all  semiautos which can fire more  than  6  bullets  without
reloading.


Ban   of   possession  of  parts  to  convert   arms   into   military
configuration.

Ban  on  all pump shotguns capable of being converted to more  than  5
shots without reloading.

Banning   of   all   machine   guns,   destructive   devices,    short
shotguns/rifles  assault  weapons, Saturday Night  Specials  and  Non-
Sporting Ammunition.

Arsenal  Licensing (for possession of multiple guns and large  amounts
of ammunition)

Elimination of the Department of Civil Marksmanship, long considered a
sacred  cow  and  a dinosaur from the Cold War years  (Thank  you  Mr.
Clinton!!!).

Ban on possession of a firearm within a home located within 1000  feet
of a schoolyard.

Ban  on  all realistic replicas/toy guns or  non-firearms  capable  of
being rendered realistic.

The right of victims of gun violence to sue manufacturers and  dealers
to be affirmed and perhaps, aided with money from government programs.

Taxes on ammo, Dealers licenses & guns to offset the medical costs  to
society.

and...

The  eventual ban of all semi-automatics (regardless of when  made  or
caliber).

WHAT  WAS ONLY A DREAM TEN YEARS AGO CAN BE REALITY AS EARLY  AS  THIS
YEAR! ! !

After  the  meeting,  the  following  ideas  were  the  result  of   a
brainstorming  session to guide the focus of gun  control  initiatives
over the next five years. These may not be politically feasible  ideas
for  1994,  but we are confident that with continued pressure  we  can
achieve most if not all of these goals within the next five years. The
following  list is condensed from our meeting in which  we  considered
the  best  ideas for public safety expansion. The time  is  right  for
action.

FIVE YEAR PLAN:

LICENSES:

1. National Licensing of all Handgun purchases

This is at the top of our list, however, the political climate may  be
right  to  initiate this step immediately. Please refer  to  our  memo
outlining our ideas on how this should be executed.

2. License for Rifle and Shotguns

We should take our cues from Great Britain. Strict licensing should be
mandatory for all firearms, whether handguns or not.

3. State Licenses for ownership of firearms

We want to take a workable idea from Great Britain, whereas, we should
require the states to issue strict licenses for possession and require
the  licenses to be signed by at least three public officials  -  i.e.
the  police  chief, the city attorney and the mayor, for  example,  to
eliminate  ownership  by dangerous individuals. It  is  reasonable  to
require  that  all  individuals must prove to the  signers  that  they
require a firearm. This should be attached to any legislation required
purchasers to show a need for a firearm.

4. Reduction of the number of guns to require an Arsenal license

Right now the proposed Arsenal licenses which Senator Feinstein should
be pushing for, requires an Arsenal License for those people who  feel
they  need  more than 20 guns and 1000 rounds of ammunition.  We  feel
that  number is too generous, due to the fact that any number of  guns
constitutes a grave threat to the safety of the community, we  suggest
strongly that this license limit be reduced to possession greater than
5 guns and 250 rounds of ammunition.

5. Arsenal License Fees

It is not unreasonable to require a yearly fee for an Arsenal  license
to  be at least $300.00, with a cap of $1000.00. The  money  collected
can be used to defray the immense medical costs directly attributed to
these deadly weapons.

6. Limits on Arsenal Licensing

No  Arsenal Licensing to be permitted in counties with populations  of
more than 200,000.

7. Requirement of Federally Approved Storage Safes for all guns

We should follow Great Britain's lead on this. All licensed gun owners
should  be  required  to  have a  storage  safe  which  meets  minimum
federally  mandated  requirements. This step would reduce  the  tragic
accidents  which  claim the lives of tens of thousands of  children  a
year and make it more difficult for burglars to steal the guns.

8. Inspection License

Another good revenue source would be mandatory inspection licensing of
all safes. Each safe would be registered with a specific serial number
and  the serial numbers and types of weapons stored should be on  file
with  federal and state authorities. Since unannounced inspectors  can
insure  that all declared weapons are being properly stored, all  safe
licenses  should have an additional yearly fee to offset the  cost  of
these spot inspections.

Public Safety Regulations:

9.  Ban  on Manufacturing in counties with a population of  more  than
200,000.

Guns  are  being  built  all  the time  and  the  number  of  licensed
manufacturers  are too great to justify the threat to  public  safety.
This  is  a  small  step to reduce the number  of  these  shops  where
anything, even machine guns, are being built every day.

10. Banning all military style firearms

The  Pending  National ban on all Assault Weapons, based  on  a  point
system can be expanded to eventually cover any firearm with a remotely
military  appearance. We feel that this aggressive appearance  appeals
to  the  type of dangerous individuals who are a  definite  threat  to
public  safety.  We  hope that this point  system  can  eventually  he
expanded to high powered air guns and "paint ball" weapons, which  can
inflict  great  damage, and with a little effort can be  converted  to
real guns.

11.  Banning of any Machine Gun Parts or parts which can be used in  a
Machine Gun

Periodicals such as The Shotgun News particularly cater to individuals
which  wish  to  build illegal machine guns.  If  Senator  Feinstein's
courageous  section  of the crime bill is successful  in  banning  all
machine  guns, except for police and military, then there would be  no
legitimate need for Machine Gun parts except to build illegal weapons.

12.  Banning the carrying a firearm anywhere but home or target  range
or in transit from one to the other

We  should  institute  a federal mandate to  the  states  to  strictly
regulate the carrying of a firearm.

13.  Banning  replacement  parts  (mfg,  sale,  possession,  transfer,
installation) except barrel, trigger group

Thousands of people are building illegal weapons every day. We can put
a  dent  in this by banning parts and parts kits, except  those  items
like  the barrel and trigger group, which are most likely to wear  out
due to use.

14. Elimination of the Curio & Relic list

A  gun is a gun. Even an old gun can kill people. This is a loop  hole
in the federal law which has allowed thousands of dangerous weapons to
be   distributed  unchecked.  This  regulation,  if   enacted,   would
automatically  eliminate  the need for a Curio  or  Relic  collector's
license.  All handguns, rifles and shotguns would fall into  the  same
category as their modem counterparts.

15. Control of Ammunition belonging to Certain Surplus Firearms

Senator Moynihan has already proposed a tax or ban on .22 LR, 32  ACP,
and 9mm ammo, however, it has been pointed out to us that there is  an
extreme proliferation of high powered surplus rifles (i.e. the  Mosin-
Nagant series and Enfield series) in which the wholesale prices are as
low  as  $45-$75.  We suggest that to  control  the  proliferation  of
violence  associated with the large numbers of these types of  weapons
entering   this  country  that  we  ban  the   importation  of   their
ammunition, 7.62x54R and .303 R surplus ammunition.

16. Eventual Ban of Handgun Possession

This  may  be closer to reality than many of us  think.  Handguns  are
becoming increasingly unpopular and we think that within five years we
can enact a total ban on possession at the federal level.

17. Banning of Any ammo that fits military guns (post 1945)

With  the  proliferation  of high  powered  weapons,  including  semi-
automatics and automatics from World War II, we suggest following  the
lead  of Mexico, by prohibiting the sale, manufacture,  possession  or
transfer  of any caliber fitting a military firearm in service with  a
recognized military force after 1945.

Ammunition and Explosives:

18. Banning of any quantity of smokeless powder or black powder  which
would constitute more than the equivalent of 100 rounds of ammunition

With  the  bombing of the World Trade Center, it has been  made  clear
that  we  must  reinforce  the above  proposed  regulation  with  this
additional  notation. It is arguable that no one has any real need  to
have so much dangerous material on hand.

19. Ban on the possession of explosive powders of more than 1 kilogram
at any one time

Gun nuts are notorious for circumventing the intent of the law, so  we
can  reinforce  the  above proposed regulation  with  this  additional
notation.  This  additional  language  can  be  useful  in  preventing
bombmaker and other dangerous individuals.

20. Banning of High Powered Ammo or Wounding ammo.

In addition to the banning of military calibers there is a plethora of
dangerous  rounds  which are too high powered for sporting  use.  This
includes the highest calibers of pistol and rifle ammunition (of  note
are the monster calibers for rifles and pistols, like the .50  caliber
Desert  Eagle Bullet). We should not forget the lessons  learned  with
the  insidious Black Talon Ammo. Hollow points, Glaser killing  rounds
and other types of ammunition designed specifically for maiming should
be prohibited.

21. A National License for Ammunition

This  is  an  idea whose time has come. We should look  at  a  Federal
License  for  purchasing of ammunition of all kinds.  A  special  form
should  be  forwarded to a new federal office to track those  who  are
purchasing too much ammunition. Remember that a gun is useless without
ammunition.

22. Banning or strict licensing of all re-loading components.

Ammunition regulation laws can be regularly bypassed by home  loaders,
creating   an  underground  cottage  industry  of  ammo   manufacture.
Possession or purchase of re-loading equipment and machines should  be
restricted  and those who wish to use specially loaded ammunition  can
go to a federally  licensed re-loader.

23. National Registration of ammunition or ammo buyers

Fees  collected  from  the  national  licenses  should  go  towards  a
nationwide  database of ammo buyers, with a possible background  check
to  eliminate  the  purchase of dangerous ammo  by  felons  or  mental
Patients.

24. Requirement of special storage safe for ammunition and licensing.

Like the storage safe for guns, there should be a national requirement
for  special safes to store ammo. These safes should be  tamper  proof
and  fireproof  and  be  registered themselves so  that  on  the  spot
inspections can be held. Again, the costs for these inspections can be
absorbed by the license fees.

GUN RANGES:

25.  Restricting  Gun Ranges to counties with  populations  less  than
200,000

The  obvious  threat  to public safety of shooting  ranges  and  stray
bullets  has been lost on many states and counties. We can initiate  a
federal  mandate or incentives to get states to prohibit any  kind  of
shooting range within a county with a population of more than 200,000.

26. Special Licensing of ranges

Those  ranges  which conform to the previous  requirement  should  get
special  licensing  above  and  beyond that  which  is  required  now.
Additionally  each existing or new shooting range must get in  writing
the permission of all property owners within a radius of seven miles.

27. Special Range Tax to visitors

Additional revenue can be a surtax on ranges, requiring the collection
of  a minimum of $85.00 per visit per person. This can be in  addition
to   required  membership  fees,  upon  which  the  state  and   local
governments get a sizable portion, to help defray the immense cost  of
gun violence.


28. Waiting period for rentals on pistol ranges

It has been suggested in the past that felons can acquire pistols  and
other automatic weapons without a background check by renting a gun on
a  target  range.  Deranged individuals are basically  being  given  a
license to practice hunting humans at these so called sporting ranges.
We think that a national waiting period for gun rentals is yet another
idea whose time has come.

Activities which promote Gun Violence

29. Banning Gun Shows

Illegal transfers and the sales of assault weapons and submachine guns
is  a  common event at these so called gun shows. A huge dent  can  be
made  in  the illegal trafficking of weapons by  banning  these  shows
altogether.

30. Banning of military reenactments

The  questionable  "historical"  value of these  events  has   escaped
public  scrutiny  for  too long. Many of these  so  called  historical
events  are  mere excuses for gun nuts to blast the  countryside  with
automatic weapons. What is to keep them from loading live bullets  and
having  those stray bullets kill innocent children? What lives in  the
future  will be lost due to this paramilitary training going on  right
under     our    noses?    We    propose    the     prohibition     of
Survivalist/paramilitary,  World War I and World War II and Civil  War
Re-enactments  on  federal land, and hope to encourage the  states  to
prohibit them from state and county lands as well.

31. Making unlawful the assembly of more than 4 armed individuals  who
are not peace officers or military

Since  most hunting parties consist of four, we recognize the need  to
eliminate  the currently legal assembly of shooters  for  paramilitary
training  on private lands. This is just one good suggestion  for  our
elimination of the gun culture from the mainstream.

32. Begin to curb hunting on all public lands.

Blood  sports are an anathema to a civilized society, however, it  has
been  a  political  reality that the hunters and their  ilk  have  too
strong  of  a strangle hold on Congress. We feel  that  the  impending
defeat  of  high tech assault killing machines will open the  door  to
restrictions.  With  the diminishing number of hunters, we  feel  that
perhaps  in  five  years we can open up much more of  our  country  to
campers and hikers, and eliminate the threat to families out  camping,
by  looking at much more restrictions as to what parcels of land  will
allow hunting. This will not infringe on sportsmen's right to hunt  on
private land.

33. Making Gun Owners Records and Photos matter of public record

We  would have to assemble a legal team, in order to  investigate  the
balance of the right to privacy and the right to safeguard public.  We
fully endorse the photographing and fingerprinting of all gun  owners,
however, these records are usually relegated to law enforcement  only.
We think that it would be a good idea to make these records public, so
that  the communities can have the knowledge of who poses a danger  to
their community before disaster strikes. We realize that this proposal
would  probably be controversial, thus a long public affairs  campaign
would  have to be initiated in order to build public support and  ease
the transition of such an idea. We feel that this idea has merit,  and
can  be  justified  via the past publication of  the  names  of  water
wasters  during the drought, customers for prostitution, and  deadbeat
parents who are delinquent on child support.

34. Random Police Checks for Weapons (like sobriety checkpoints)

This idea was floated before in California in 1989, where some thought
it would be a great deterrent to gang related crimes for police to  do
sweeps for gang weapons. Right now this idea may have some resistance,
however,  the  political climate can become right  to  initiate  these
random  vehicle  stop  and checks at all levels and in  all  types  of
neighborhoods.  If we continue to mainstream the pressure we can  make
this a reality.
                       THE NEXT FIFTEEN YEARS:

With all that is going on, who knows what is possible in the next  few
years?  With  murders in the streets, and the public fed up,  and  the
once mighty thugs of the Gun Lobby whimpering in impotence we have  an
opportunity  to change the face of America for the better!  Previously
we  thought  that  it  would take at  least  a  century  to  eliminate
dangerous weapons and guns from the public hands, but now with  allies
in  the  White House and Congress, we can accelerate this  trend,  and
make  the barbaric NRA extinct!!! Here are some ideas to consider  for
the long term:

Banning of military acoutrements

Essential  to  the Neanderthal gun culture are  the  typical  military
clothing, camouflage, pouches, and gear, boots and other combat  gear.
They  euphemistically refer to this as militaria . Elimination of  the
future  sale of these items will cripple the culture of violence  well
into the 21 st century.

Stricter guidelines for violence in television and the movies

We should look at the possibility of victims of violence by copying an
act  on television and the movie or video screen, suing the makers  of
such shows for compensation to their suffering. If the industry cannot
regulate  itself,  we may have to eventually look  at  an  independent
branch  of government, to determine which scenes cause more harm  than
good to the public and regulate the numbers of violent acts portrayed.

The total Elimination of arms from Society

We cannot survive into the 21st century unless we remember the need to
expand  our wave to new thinking to the total disarmament of  America.
With  much  of  the  public disarmed we can  become  more  like  Great
Britain,  where we can also eliminate the need for much of our  police
to be armed. This would take a long time, however, a concerted  public
relations campaign can pressure local law enforcement to give up their
arms,  when  the  time comes. Weapons, would  be  still  available  to
special units like SWAT or the military.

Control of Dangerous literature (Bomb making, machinegun  conversions,
etc. . .)

Too  much  irresponsible material is purportedly covered  by  the  1st
Amendment,  however, the time will come when our nation has  to  agree
that  some  literature  does  not  belong  in  a  safe  society,  like
instruction manuals on how to kill, or how to make homemade explosives
or  nuclear bombs. We must realize that there can be such a  thing  as
too  much freedom where such literature poses a serious threat to  the
public safety.

1994  sounds the death knell for the bully tactics of the NRA and  the
culture of violence in America!!

We  are  pressing on all fronts and much of this  can  become  reality
sooner than we expect. With the loss of power and clout of the NRA and
their  various smaller crony organizations crumbling to dust,  we  can
eliminate a 200 year old license to murder into history, and enter the
21st  century  a  safer  place for our children  and  our  children's
children.

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HCI - Confidential Document
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE / NOT FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION

Attachment 1:

Stamped Received              Stamped CONFIDENTIAL
Signed 1/16/94

Confidential Information for use by Lobbyists or Senior Officers ONLY!

1. Proposed License Fees -1994-1995 Gun Control Proposals

Fees  based  on calculated costs of records  maintenance,  centralized
computer  system  set  up, cost of new  computer  and  record  keeping
equipment, administrative costs of new federal and state offices  cost
of enforcement and inspection, and calculated cost of gun violence  to
society.

These listings and the documentation used to calculate these suggested
fee  schedules  will  be made available  to  Federal  Law  Enforcement
Authorities  and the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury for review,  when  the
time  is  right.  Additional material will be made  available  to  key
politicians   when  proposing  any  fee  related  legislation.   These
suggestions  will be instrumental in determining the nature of  future
gun control legislation and proposals.

THE  FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL!! DO NOT DISTRIBUTE  BEYOND
THE  OFFICES  OF  HCI UNLESS HAND DELIVERED TO AN  APPROVED  STATE  OR
FEDERAL LEGISLATOR OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

a) Handgun License Fees

Year 1 to 2:

Program  can  begin  at  a relatively  low  cost  to  discourage  non-
compliance: Suggested Fee Schedule: $50 - $75 annual fee

Year  3 to 4: Fees would be raised to reflect the cost of  enforcement
and  discourage  new  ownership: Suggested Fee  Schedule:  $150-  S250
annual fee

Year 5 to 8: If private ownership has not been prohibited by this time
then fees can be gradually increased to discourage private  ownership:
Suggested Fee Schedule $550- $625 annual fee

I. Suggested penalties for non-compliance with licensing:

(Penalties  would  have to be formally outlined by state  and  federal
lawmakers)

(a) Failure to acquire license
$1,000 / 6 mos in jail and revocation of ability to own firearms

(b) Failure to maintain license
$5.000 / 12 mos in jail and revocation of ability to own firearms

(c) Failure to turn over guns for destruction after lapse of license
S15.000 /18 mos in jail and revocation of ability to own firearms

Failure  to  re-new license or notify issuing authority of  change  of
status would be considered a felony. All firearms owned would be  then
considered  contraband and could then be confiscated. State  or  local
law enforcement authorities would be prohibited from retaining or  re-
selling any confiscated firearm. A record of destruction would have to
be issued via common carrier to the federal government not later  than
60 days after confiscation.

c)  Rifle  & Shotgun License: Program can begin at $30 or  at  a  cost
determined to maintain federal records on ownership and  registration.
Suggested Fee schedule: $30 - $148 annual fee

d)  State  Licensing of Firearms: The states can  collect  revenue  by
initiating  state license requirements. The Dept. of Justice for  each
state  will  be responsible for initiating the programs at  the  state
level.  The licensing fees would be relatively equal with the  federal
fee requirements. Suggested Fee schedule: $74 - $150 annual fee

e)  Local  Licensing of Firearms: The U.S. Treasury Dept  should  look
into  any legal precedent which will allow the federal authorities  to
allow  cities  and towns to restrict ownership or  initiate  licensing
requirements, with the cost of each annual license to reflect the cost
of records maintenance and enforcement. Suggested Fee schedule: $48  -
$113 annual fee.

f) Arsenal License: (currently at 20 guns or 1000 rds of ammo)

Suggested Fee schedule:  $300- $1000 annual fee. Alternate Yearly  Fee
Schedule:

If guns owned exceed 20 - $200 per gun over the limit
If ammo qty exceeds 1000 - $100 per each 50 rounds over the limit

(Fees are flexible due to requirements of local law enforcement)

g)  Suggested  Penalty for Non-Compliance of  Arsenal  Licensing  Law:
$5,000 / 8 mos in jail, confiscation of all firearms related  property
and  the  revocation of ability to own  firearms.  (Final  Disposition
would have to be determined by the Dept. of Justice and the state  and
federal legislatures)

h)  Safe License: Suggested Fee schedule: $228- 392 annual  fee  (Fees
based  on  calculations  of set up  of  computerized  records  keeping
system, enforcement and registration processing)

i)  Ammunition Registration & License: Suggested Fee schedule:  $55  -
$117 fee for license lo buy ammunition (fees based on calculations  of
set  up  of  computerized  records  keeping  system,  enforcement  and
registration processing)

j)  Federal  license  for  Re-Loading  (or  possession  of  re-loading
equipment)

Suggested fee schedule: $130 - $175 annual fee

k) Ammunition Safe license Fee:

Suggested Fee schedule: $55 - S75 annual fee

l)  Range  license  (New Federal  License  on  Target,  outdoor/indoor
ranges)

Suggested Fee schedule:  $12,100- S15.500 annual fee

m) Range Tax Fee (imposed on Federally licensed gun ranges)

Suggested Fee schedule: $85 - S100 collected per person, per visit

k) Inspection License: (verifying the records of guns and storage)
This  would  defray  the  cost of  inspection  of  firearms  safes  in
businesses  or  private  homes) Suggested Fee schedule:  $588  -  $678
annual fee

II.  Suggestions  which  can  be made  immediately  available  to  Key
Politicians and the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury:

a) Increase Dealers License (Federal Firearms License 01 and 02):
Suggested Fee schedule: $600 - $750 annual fee

b) Increased Title 1 Manufacturing Fees:

Suggested Fee schedule:  S6,200- $9,400 annual fee

c) Increased Title 2 Manufacturing Fees:
Suggested Fee schedule:  $13,405 - $18,210 annual fee

III.  An  Estimate of the fiscal impact of the licensing  of  firearms
ownership:

                                                  Worst   Case:   Best
Case:

Federal Handgun License:                          $50       $625
Federal Rifle & Shotgun License:                  $30       S148
State Gun License Fee:                            $74       $150
Local Gun License Fee:                            $48       $113
Arsenal License Fee:                              $300      $1,000
Safe License Fee:                                 $228      $392
Ammunition License Fee:                           $55       $117
Re-Loading License Fee:                           $130      $175
Ammo Safe License Fee:                            $55       $75
Ammo Inspection Fee:                              $588      $678
Total Annual Cost:                                $1,558    $3,473

This cost is not unreasonable, since it would offset considerably  the
estimated  $60 Billion dollars in medical and social costs related  to
gun violence. If a gun enthusiast feels that he needs such  firepower,
it  is not unreasonable to require him to provide the money  necessary
to  offset  the  cost to society of such  firepower.  Ultimately  such
action would take the glamor and attraction out of firearms  ownership
and  decrease  the numbers of gun owners in the U.S. to  a  manageable
number.

IV. Reduction of Gun Owner Population and Potential Yearly Revenue

The  Federal government estimates that around 65-75 Million  Americans
own guns. These fees and the licensing requirements would allow us  to
take  guns out of the hands of an estimated 30 million  unsuitable  or
ineligible   individuals.  The  fees  for  the  remaining   qualifying
individuals  would additionally reduce the number to about 14  million
gun  owners.  The estimated federal and state revenue  from  such  fee
schedules would constitute a minimum of S21.812 Billion Dollars (Worst
Case)  to  an  estimated $48,622 Billion  (Best  Case)  annually.  Our
eventual  goal  is  to reduce the number of  licensees  to  zero.  The
revenue itself can be utilized to achieve this goal.

V. Possible Uses for the Revenue:

(A)  Institute  a  mandatory national  and  comprehensive  educational
campaign  in  the public schools (k-12) to de-glamorize guns  and  gun
ownership and to tell the truth about the 2nd Amendment (that it  does
not  address an individual right but a community right) and the  years
of NRA propaganda to the contrary.

(B) A well funded and concerted campaign to add credence to the  calls
for   eliminating  the  2nd  amendment  entirely  via   constitutional
amendment.

(C)  Provide a revenue source for the cost of enforcement of  the  new
laws by Federal and State Law enforcement officials

(D)  Provide an offsetting monetary fund to provide  medical  services
and legal services to victims of gun violence.

(E)  Establish a nationwide system of toll free numbers for  reporting
violators of the new gun restrictions and non-licensees. A certain sum
may be set aside for cash rewards for tips which result in conviction.

Additional Revenue sources listed:

Gun Related Activities:

Range License: $12,100.00 annual fee
Range Tax Fee: $85.00 collected per person, per visit
Gun Dealer License Fee: $600.00 annual fee
Title 1 Gun Mfg License Fee: $6,000.00 annual fee
Title 2 Gun Mfg License Fee: $13,400.00 annual fee

Revenue calculations concerning the above fees will depend on how  the
numbers  of  gun  ranges, gun range visitors,  gun  dealers,  and  gun
manufacturers   are  affected  by  the  increased  fees.  It  is   not
unreasonable  to predict at least a 40% drop in these numbers  by  the
end of the first year. And another 35% drop the year after that.

VI. Legal action and possible new revenue sources

Pending issues to be given at the appropriate time to the LCAV  office
for  investigation  as  to  feasibility,  implementation  and   public
reaction. At no time should these suggestions be made public before we
can  ascertain the current public reaction and provide the results  of
these  studies to the LCAV attorneys. There are some ideas  which  are
ahead  of  their time and would only be feasible through  a  concerted
P.R.  campaign  over  the period of several  years.  A  P.R.  campaign
includes  press  releases,  press  conferences,  direct  lobbying  and
constant  pressure  via  the national media. We must  change  the  way
America thinks in regards to guns and gunowners in order to achieve  a
safe society for our children in the upcoming century. We realize that
one cannot implement every good idea overnight, however the  following
proposals  have  been  forwarded  for  investigation  as  to  possible
enaction within the next few years. A continued P.R. campaign with the
general  public  as  well as the legal and  judicial  community,  will
enable us to finally get ground breaking rulings which can change  the
violent face of the American landscape for years to come.

Legal  Point  1:  Making possible the suing of owners of  guns,  as  a
group,  for  monetary compensation for victims of gun  violence.  Once
gun-owners  in  America  have been  identified  through  a  verifiable
source,  i.e.  the  pending national computer registry,  it  would  be
possible to seek further compensation for the victims of gun  violence
through  legal  means. As a group, the gun nuts  would  constitute  an
identifiable entity for class action suits and other legal actions for
compensation to the victims of gun violence.

Legal  Point  2: Suing Gun Organizations under the  RICO  statute:  It
would be expected that gun groups and lobbying groups such as the  NRA
would encourage non-compliance. Thus nationally recognized groups will
be technically organizing to break the law . Once this can be  proven,
these groups will be vulnerable lo lawsuits based on the RICO  statute
and  drained  of  their financial  resources  through  repeated  legal
action.

Legal  Point 3: Suing the makers of toy/replica guns, toy weapons  and
violent  entertainment: One of the purveyors of violence  to  society,
companies which profit off of violence would eventually be  identified
and  made legally responsible for the violent acts inspired  by  their
products. A study would have to be created to link these companies  to
those  actions taken as a result of their products. There  is  already
current  pressure  for the makers of toy guns, realistic  or  not,  to
concentrate on safer toys which do not exploit violence. The threat of
legal  action would convince many manufacturers and distributors  that
other  non-violence related toys would be more worthwhile to  sell  to
the  community. Lawsuits against the makers of  violent  entertainment
and violence related recreational materials and toys, would make these
companies and individuals fiscally accountable for the cost to society
incurred  as  a result of their peddled merchandise. The  items  could
include.  Violent Video games, television shows, movies, video  tapes,
water  guns, super soakers, electronic noise guns, replica  guns,  toy
weapons like swords, batons, martial arts items.

Tort law as we know it may not have to under go a change in order  the
facilitate  these actions. As many people know it is not necessary  to
actually  win in order to effect change, since the constant threat  of
legal action will induce change in the way people do business.  People
all  know  that the real fiscal effect of repeated legal  actions  can
bankrupt  a  peddler  of  violence just as well  as  winning  a  large
settlement.

Any additional ideas or proposals should be directed at our Washington
D.C.  office  for  collation,  investigation  and  discussion.  Please
maintain  standard  security procedures  when  distributing  sensitive
documents between offices. A routing slip should accompany each sealed
document and the signature of all readers should be legible, dated and
timed.

At  this time documents of this nature will not be distributed to  new
field offices or allied political groups until their security measures
can be confirmed.


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A Quick Guide to Arguing with the Gun Zealots

When  you  argue with the anti-gun control forces  remember  to  press
these key issues:

Strategic points to remember for public speaking:

Today's criminals and gangbangers outgun our cops.

Our  children  are  being threatened, murdered and  cut  down  in  the
street.

There is no sporting purpose for a semi-automatic firearm.

The 2nd Amendment does not protect the right to own military or  semi-
automatic arms.

With  tens  of  millions  of people owning  guns,  the  potential  for
lawlessness and gun massacres increases ten fold each year.

The current crime wave can touch any community, and social strata.

Handguns have no purposes other than killing people.

Households with guns are 43 times more likely to have their guns  used
against a family member than those households without guns.

Self  defense  is  no legitimate reason for owning a  gun  (see  Above
Point).

The vast majority of crime guns are bought legally.

Most  Gun  dealers  sell  thousands of guns  illegally  to  gangs  and
criminals every day.

Repeat these facts over and over and eventually the public will  begin
to see the light. They cannot casually dismiss these devastating facts
any more. They will be remembering our arguments long after the echoes
of the NRA's arguments have vanished.

Remember  that they are defending the right to murder in our  country.
This alone makes them look brutish and Neanderthals. Offer our  people
another  alternative. An alternative to violence and machismo.  It  is
becoming  less and less politically correct to own a  gun.  Ultimately
society as a whole will look upon gun owners with dread and disdain.

Other Pressing Points:

Military Assault Weapons: The confusion by the general public  between
semi-automatic weapons can work in our favor. Constantly dropping  the
words - submachine gun, fully automatic, machine gun, military weapon,
high tech killing machine are good debater's tricks to instill a sense
of  dread  over these weapons. Ultimately people will learn  to  dread
these  weapons  just  like chemical warfare weapons  and  toxic  waste
dumps.

Semi-Automatic  Weapons: Remember that there is no place for any  kind
of  semi-auto  weapon in a safe society regardless of  how  it  looks,
since  many  so  called  sport rifles can be  easily  converted  to  a
military configuration. Thus all semi-automatic weapons are capable of
being called assault weapons . Never let up on this fact.

Endangerment  of  Children:  It is difficult for  the  Gun  groups  to
counter  arguments  which  call  attention  to  the  endangerment   of
children.  Making  the  opposition look callous creates  an  image  of
brutality  and  indifference to the audience. Keep this point  in  the
fore front of any public argument.

Enough is enough: Americans are sick and tired of the violence that is
infecting  our society. Press forth this point and other points  of  a
related  nature. It is time for action, to take back our streets  from
crime.  If  we  don't  take action now,  this  crimewave  will  engulf
America.  Again be sure to press the point that the Gun Lobby  opposes
action to counter this crime wave.

Assault  Weapons  - the Choice of Criminals: Assault weapons  are  the
weapons  of  choice  for gangs, mentally  deficient  individuals,  and
criminals  across  the  board. The Gun Lobby  argues  that  anyone  at
anytime  should  have the right to buy and own these weapons  of  mass
destruction.

Too Many Guns in the U.S.: There are over 200 million guns in  America
today. One for every man, woman, and child in the United States.  Push
the fact that each one of these killing machines poses a grave  threat
to our population.

Assault Ammunition:

The   ammunition  for  military  arms  are  more  powerful  and   more
devastating  than normal ammunition. This type of ammo if not  banned,
should  have  the  delivery systems (aka assault  weapons)  banned  at
least.

Points of Victory in the past ten years:

Defeating  the  NRA's  attempt to gut the ban  on  interstate  handgun
sales.

Defeating the NRA s protection of Cop Killer Bullets.

Defeating the NRA's protection of Plastic, Undetectable handguns.

Winning a ban on Saturday Night Specials in Maryland.

Winning  bans on Assault Weapons in states and cities  throughout  the
U.S.

Also  remember  to make good use of HCI's prepared 10  and  20  minute
sample  speeches  available  in  the future.  These  speeches  can  be
modified to fit a variety of circumstances.

The Fraud of the Second Amendment and the Gun Lobby's Big Lie:

The  following is our current flyer on the NRA's Fraud concerning  and
meaning  and interpretation of the Second Amendment. Remember to  read
the  arguments  about  the Second Amendment and  our  fact  sheets  on
Children  &  Guns, Firearms & Youth Suicides, and  our  upcoming  Fact
Sheet  on  the  Myth  of  using a Gun in  Self  Defense.  Be  sure  to
familiarize  yourself with the S.T.A.R. program and push not only  for
its  implementation but also of new materials which will  address  the
Gun Lobby's Myth about the Second Amendment.

"A  well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a  free
State,  the  right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall  not  be
infringed."

The Second Amendment: Fraud and Fact

Four Basic Reasons Why The Second Amendment Permits Gun Control

1.  FRAUD:  The Second Amendment to the Constitution  guarantees  each
individual the unlimited right to own and use guns for hunting,  self-
protection, target shooting or other individual pursuits.

1.   FACT:  Although  the  gun  lobby,  led  by  the  National   Rifle
Association, literally spends millions of dollars each year  promoting
this  false  claim, the truth is the federal courts  have  unanimously
held that the right to keep and bear arms is limited to  participation
in an organized militia...that the Second Amendment does not guarantee
the right of individuals to own and to carry arms.


2. FRAUD: Because the Second Amendment guarantees Americans the  right
to bear arms, the government cannot forbid Americans to own  firearms,
such as handguns, or even assault weapons.

2. FACT: No federal court in history has ever overturned a gun control
law on Second Amendment grounds. To the contrary, the courts have held
that  this  amendment does not prohibit Congress from  regulating  the
interstate  sale  of  weapons, nor does it  prevent  the  states  from
regulating the use and sale of firearms as they see fit.

3. FRAUD: Because it contains the phrase, "the right of the people  to
keep and bear arms," the Second Amendment obviously meant to confer an
individual right to own and use firearms.

3.  FACT:  During colonial days, Americans held a  great  distrust  of
standing  armies and, in order to get the Constitution  ratified,  the
framers  had  to include a Bill of Rights provision to  protect  state
militias from federal encroachment. Thus "of the people" refers to the
right  of the people to participate in organized state militias,  free
from interference by the federal government.

4. FRAUD: A "well-regulated militia" refers to those persons who  live
within the boundaries of any given state, and that's why each  citizen
of a state retains a fundamental right to keep and bear arms .

4.  FACT:  The  term "well-regulated militia"  has  been  consistently
viewed by the federal courts as the active, organized militia of  each
state.  Moreover,  the  U.S. Supreme Court has  twice  held  that  the
National  Guard  is the modern day equivalent of a state  militia.  Of
course,  the National Guard does not use privately owned  firearms  at
all.

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