Hear, Hear.
The government had better also confiscate ALL privately owned aircraft and
especially SUVs and pickup trucks. Haven't they seen the news footage from
Africa and South America that you can mount guns on them? My God, I saw a
movie in which someone put a weapons mount on a wheelchair, better chop
those up too !
Seriously though, the " Cobra " etc everyone is all upset about is just
another expensive toy. Everyone knows you have it and there just ain't no
sneaking around.
" They might re-arm it ", Yeah right. Like you can find any of that stuff
down at the Sporting Goods Store
I am sure that whoever owns it wouldn't dream of doing anything stupid with
it, just as he wouldn't be out strafing someone from the windows of his
brand new Rolls Royce.
We just had two little girls killed near here by a man with a pitchfork.
What do about that?
But what do I know
Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: JEFF HAIN-MATSON <flmv@flmv.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] HR 4205 Update/Status
>
>
>
> Cobra, B17, M8 armored car, not much difference in the governments eyes.
> The Cobra from 60 minutes is also the Cobra used in the movie "The Rock",
and
> several others.
> What you and other knee jerk reactionaries (including 60 minutes) are
missing is
> that existing laws
> if enforced would keep nut cases from ARMING a restored Cobra, B17, or M8
> armored car.
> If you are worried about an aircraft that cost +-$800,000.00 to restore
and
> about $500.00 to $1000.00 an hour to operate plus yearly overhauls, than
we
> better round up all the equipment mentioned in HR 4205 and send it to the
> smelter.
> The person who spends the kind of money we are talking about here IS NOT
THE
> PERSON WHO WILL CAUSE TROUBLE WITH HIS RESTORED VEHICLE.
>
> jeff
>
> "Robert D. Brooke" wrote:
>
> >
> > >
> > > Well, I just read some messages which indicate not all of us *would*
> > > agree. Some apparently think a Cobra is obsolete, and no threat to
> > > anyone. I would argue that a fully capable Cobra may be no match for
an
> > > Apache, but would be pretty effective against an armored bank vehicle,
> > > or a police helicopter, or in the hands of terrorists, pretty
effective
> > > against a 747 or an Airbus, etc. So speaking for myself, I don't think
> > > it is good public policy to have lethal military weapons systems in
the
> > > hands of private individuals.
> > >
>
> --
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