27-May-87 01:14 Olin.Shivers@h Keep those cards and letters coming
From defrocked psychoanalysts to Californian gun nuts, my posts really seem
to bring the fringe element out of the woodwork. Can't imagine why.
I received the following in the mail today. I thought it might amuse you all,
so I'm posting it here. My reply to Mr. Hubbard's mail is in a following post,
entitled "Automatic weapons, part III," for those of you who might wish to
skip it.
Let me take this opportunity to announce that Allan, Derek, and I posted the
third installment of our "Care and Maintenance of Your M16A1" series today,
which finishes off the section on disassembly. We urge interested parties to
drop by and peruse the posts; we feel it's pretty important.
Thank you.
-Olin
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Date: Tue, 26 May 87 09:55:15 PDT
From: jkh%
[email protected] (Jordan K. Hubbard)
To:
[email protected]Subject: Supporting one's opinion with sustained fully automatic weapons fire.
I had recent occasion to view your Presentation Announcement on care
and feeding of automatic weapons during lecture hall. I found it most
amusing. I would very much like to see and/or contribute future material.
We have similar problems here at Berkeley, though it has been difficult
to wean our students away from more the more mundane assortment of
Browning Hi-Power's, Beretta 92SBF's and Sig-Sauer P226's. The 9mm clique
is pretty strong here, and the young grad students fairly parsimonious.
They tend to balk at the idea of spending enough money on ammo to make
full auto firefights practical. Lately, they've taken to sniping at each other
from the Campanile tower and engaging in loose hit-and-run guerrilla tactics
during finals. This is obviously not the American Way and needs to be changed.
While I've been able to slowly wean them into more progressive arms (such
as the Beretta 93R and an occasional mini-uzi), I still can't seem to get
past the supply problem. My questions are:
"Do you buy your ammo in bulk, or do appointed individuals
do shifts on a progressive reloader?"
"Does the school pay for this?"
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jordan Hubbard
U.C. Berkeley
moderator of rec.guns
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27-May-87 02:22 Olin.Shivers@h Automatic Weapons, part III
My reply to Mr. Hubbard of UC Berkeley:
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Mr. Hubbard-
Thank you for your letter. It was certainly interesting to hear of conditions
out on the West Coast. What can I tell you about the situation here at CMU?
I'm really glad I came to CMU. The faculty is absolutely first rate, and
they all take pride in their weapons skills. We are admittedly a pretty
opinionated bunch, which provides for many interesting interchanges within the
community. I, for instance, think the long barrel .44 Automag is more of a
fashion statement than a weapon, though you won't catch me saying that within
earshot of Prof. Fahlman. If you catch my drift.