From: [m c gredo] at [crl.com] (Donald R. McGregor)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.org.batf,talk.politics.guns,misc.legal
Subject: Re: Where ARE those fifty-caliber guns, please? (Was: Please, don't cry for BATF
Date: 12 May 1995 13:35:33 -0700


The original contention was that the Davidians had .50 caliber
MACHINEGUNS. Mr. Frank appears to be waffling on that score
now, by refering only to '.50 calibers'.

At any rate, I decided to take Ted up on his word and looked
up the press reports on and about January 13, 1994. What I found
did not support his (original) position. In fact, it contradicts
it.

NYT, January 15, 1994:

"He showed the jury charts listing hundreds of firearms found at the
site, including 61 AK-47's, 13 12-guague shotguns, 11 Belgian assault 
rifles, 2 .50 caliber RIFLES [emphasis added] and what he described as 
'literally millions of rounds of ammunition.'"

This is perfectly consistent with prior reports that the Davidians
had 1 .50 cal Boys rifle and 1 Barret Light 50. Both of these are
semi-automatic weapons that are rather improbable candidates for
conversion to automatic.

-- 
Don McGregor   | "The problem with being avante garde is knowing
[m c gredo] at [crl.com]|  who's putting on who."