CITIZENS AGAINST CORRUPTION
                           2201 East Willow Street, D-333
                         Signal Hill, California  90806-2143
                                    (310) 437-3373

November 3, 1993

               BEFORE YOU VOTE FOR GUN CONTROL, READ THIS OPEN LETTER

Dear Senator Feinstein:

We recently read that you're in charge of lining up Senate votes for a ban 
on so-called "assault weapons", more accurately described as a semi-auto ban.
Be sure to refer your colleagues to some of your friends who recently became 
ex-politicians.  They had to learn the hard way that violating basic 
Constitutional rights is a bad career move.  All the media's horses, and all 
the media's men, couldn't put these Humpty Dumpties back together again.

Whatever happened to California Attorney General/Gubernatorial Candidate 
John Van de Kamp? Remember how he led the charge to ban "assault rifles"? 
How he "ran against the NRA", night after night in his ads, claiming he'd 
beaten the powerful gun lobby? Remember his picture in the Capitol holding 
an "AK-47" over his head, and how violent crime jumped dramatically after 
the gun ban passed?  He didn't even survive the primary.  What's John doing 
these days?

Whatever happened to California Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Mike Roos? You know, 
co-author of the Roos-Roberti "assault weapon" ban, the ban you're taking 
nationwide? We can tell you about that.  We documented Assemblyman Roos' 
politics in a 14-page mailer, sent it to all of his constituents, asked them 
to call the FBI and DOJ to demand an investigation, then started a recall 
campaign.  Roos resigned 10 weeks later.  They said it couldn't be done in a 
70% Demo district.  We did it and liked it!

Whatever happened to L.A. Mayoral Candidate Mike Woo?  Remember how he 
repeatedly attacked "Candidate Riordan and his NRA friends" in televised 
forums.  How his "crime solution" was to ban guns? You don't think his anti-
self-defense message helped elect a Republican Mayor in a Democratic city 
left defenseless by the police during the riots, do you? Didn't the 
criminals know they're not supposed to have weapons?  Didn't the victims 
know all they had to do was dial 911? Say, isn't Mikey's loss reminiscent 
of a recent election in New York?

What's to become of Gov. Jim Florio?  Hey, those anti-gun ads were great...
the best money could buy.  Especially the tasteless one with the "AK-47" 
shooting at the viewer with an NRA logo in the background.  Sure did him a 
lot of good, too.  Say, didn't he pass an assault weapon ban?  Didn't he 
lose the election yesterday?

What's to become of Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Mary Sue Terry?  Say, 
wasn't she way ahead before attacking the NRA, calling for a 5-day waiting 
period in every ad?  Didn't she lose yesterday, too?  You don't think it's 
a pattern, do you?

So what's up with California Senate President David Roberti?  You know, your 
pal of Roos-Roberti "assault weapon" fame? Well, twice last year we thumped 
him in massive letter-writing campaigns to his constituents, forcing him to 
spend an historic $2.5 million to get a pitiful 34% in a 60% Democratic 
District, barely defeating an inexperienced, unfunded challenger who didn't
even have a publicly-listed campaign phone number.  Terribly embarrassing.  
Now we're gathering signatures to recall him.  If we get 21,000 valid 
signatures, he'll have to get 50% to survive, just when he should be raising 
money for his State Treasurer bid.  Best of luck, Dave!

In closing, we'd like to thank you and your anti-civil-rights, anti-self-
defense friends for getting us involved in politics by violating your oath 
to defend the Constitution.  It's so much fun, we can't get enough.  Was it 
as good for your friends as it was for us?  Hey, you know that close 
election you're looking at next year?  Just want you to know we'll be there 
for you.  Some good advice though: Raise twice as much money as you thought 
you needed.  And get in touch with the L.A. Times.  They're your kind of 
people: Supporting a total ban on guns and ammunition for law-abiding 
citizens (Bet L.A.'s 100,000+ gang bangers love that idea).  Maybe the Times 
will help you like they helped Roos, Woo, and Roberti.  Well, maybe people 
just don't trust the media like they used to.  By the way, clever idea 
Senator Moynihan has: Massively tax self-defense ammunition so only the
wealthy can afford self-defense.  Is he a racist, or just an elitist?

You know, a politician out of office, out of power, out of money, and out of 
friends is a pathetic sight.  Beautiful, isn't it?


Citizens Against Corruption