From: [REDACTED] at [hprnd.rose.hp.com] (Steve Kao) Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: Re: A probable FAQ Date: 25 Oct 1993 21:34:42 GMT RKBA.000 - What the RKBA.nnn postings are all about Version 1.3 (last changed on 90/05/10 at 19:56:32) INTRODUCTION ============ The RKBA.nnn series are a (hopefully) growing set of small (60-100 lines typically) postings that address common questions and myths about all aspects of firearms. It is posted to talk.politics.guns on a regular basis (yet to be determined as to what is appropriate). One of the problems with many debates in talk.politics.guns is the repeated occurrence of an issue. No sooner is the myth of "cop killer bullets" refuted than a week later it crops up again from a new poster. These postings will (I hope) serve as both quick "fact sheets" for rebuttal and as general guides for information in the fight for the right to keep and bear arms. I have generated a list of about thirty RKBA.nnn postings on topics that I have seen come up repeatedly in talk.politics.guns in the last six months. I have enough facts and research on hand to do about twenty or so of them right off the bat. The first thirteen are listed below. I will be posting them all thirteen of them in the next ten days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA.000 - What the RKBA.nnn postings are all about RKBA.001 - Accidental deaths by firearms and by other means RKBA.002 - Declining trend of accidental deaths by firearms RKBA.003 - Homicide per capita in the US RKBA.004 - Children and firearms RKBA.005 - Myth of "cop killer" ammunition RKBA.006 - Myth of "plastic guns" RKBA.007 - About assault rifles RKBA.008 - Annual firearm manufacture in the United States RKBA.009 - Households owning a firearm RKBA.010 - Declaration of Independence RKBA.011 - The Constitution of the United States of America RKBA.012 - Switzerland and firearms RKBA.013 - Trend in weapons use for robberies (1974-86) RKBA.014 - Reasons for homicide and non-negligent manslaughter *** and more to come *** RKBA.999 - Complete list of all sources ADDITIONAL RKBA.nnn POSTINGS ============================ I will create and post them as needed. I solicit recommendations and help and above, references and other hard facts. Send suggestions to: [p k r] at [sgi.com] COPYRIGHT ========= Copyright 1990 by Philip K. Ronzone. Permission to use any and all of the RKBA.nnn postings as long as this copyright is included. Excerpts for net postings may omit the copyright notice. Please don't repost any RKBA.nnn posting with any changes unless you let me know first. I doublecheck all the information and keep track of the sources. Changes can cause doubt to be shed on the validity of the RKBA.nnn postings. While I may state my opinions in a RKBA.nnn posting, it will clearly be an opinion (such as "conclusion" or "interpretation"). The facts will be facts however. Otherwise, redistribute as you will. SOURCES ======= All sources referenced have been moved out of RKBA.000 and are now listed in RKBA.999. ARCHIVE ======= I am indebted to Jonathan Kamens for providing an archive service: >Phil, > > I will be archiving your RKBA postings on my workstation, >pit-manager.mit.edu (18.72.1.58), as I see them appearing in >talk.politics.guns. They will be available for anonymous ftp in >/ftp/pub/rkba. Furthermore, since my workstation exports NFS, other >sites that are equipped for NFS client access can mount the directory >pit-manager.mit.edu:/site/mit/ftp/pub/rkba to gain access to them. > > Feel free to forward this message to talk.politics.guns, and to >wherever else you feel might be appropriate (please let me know to >where you forward it if you forward it anywhere other than t.p.g). > >Jonathan Kamens USnail: >MIT Project Athena 11 Ashford Terrace >[j--k] at [Athena.MIT.EDU] Allston, MA 02134 >Office: 617-253-8495 Home: 617-782-0710 Thank you very much, Jonathan. -end- -- <----------------------------------------------------------------------------> Philip K. Ronzone S e c u r e U N I X [p k r] at [sgi.com] Silicon Graphics, Inc. MS 9U-500 work (415) 335-1511 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94039 fax (415) 965-2658