Message #19082 "AEN CHAT"
Date: 09-Mar-94 22:08
From: Paul Jordan
To:   All
Subj: HCI Hidden Agenda Memo


Origin:  Jeff Chan <coriolis!usc!shell.portal.com!chan>
Posted on Eagles Nest BBS, Van Nuys, CA  (Paul Revere Network) by William
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Crossposted to AEN Chat by Paul Jordan

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".

By the way, last count there were about 100,000 paid HCI members.
They supposedly count as members anyone who has called for
information or favorably answered their phone poll.

Additional materials included in the packet I got, but not typed
below include:

1.  A fee schedule (what to do with the money from all the
registration & licensing schemes, including legal action against
gun owners),
2. "A Quick Guide to Arguing with the Gun Zealots" (debate points)

******************************************************
First is the distribution sheet:
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[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!"]

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

                     CONFIDENTIAL!  NOT FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION!

              Notes and Minutes of 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 then.

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 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. [sic]

Thanking our friends . . .
A subcommittee will draft a letter of support to Rep. Chales Schumer and
offer additional materials that we have collected 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 Fienstien 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 purchase
    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 Britian.  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 Britian, 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 Fienstien
    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 numer 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
    ammuntion.

 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 Britian'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 be 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
    whose 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 modern counterparts.

 15 Control of Ammuntion 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 ammuntion.

 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, possesion
    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 equivilant of 100 rounds of
    ammunition.
    With the bombing 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 none 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
    "bomb-maker"  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 Ammuntion
    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 colledted 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.
    Additional 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 sizeable 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 aquire pistols
    and other automatic weapons without a background check by renting
    a gun on a target range.  Derranged 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 anathoma 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 21st 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 portayed.

    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 as 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 orginizations 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.


          [ All 11 pages this was transcribed from are marked
             CONFIDENTIAL by Handgun Control Incorporated ]



