Date: 04 May 95 16:32:42 EDT
From: Wayne Riddle <71702.1330@compuserve.com>
To: Firearms Alert <firearms-alert@shell.portal.com>
Subject: Books for Guns


My boys brought the following home from school today. It is from Harriet
Bernard, Admissions Counselor
for the Penobscot Job Corps Center.

"Job Corps is planning to be part of the Miane State Parade. Our float is
timely, reinforcing our policy of
'Zero Tolerance for Violence.'

Chilren would bring toy guns to the parade to be exchanged for a book which will
be given out by Job
Corps students. We feel by making children more aware that guns of any kind
promote violence, maybe 
we can turn things around for the future.

We want children to have a safe live at home, in school, and in public.

Let's keep Maine a safe place to live, work and play. Let's band together and
teach our children that guns have no
place in our lives, even though they are toy ones.

Please attend the parade, enjoy the floats and have your child exchange that toy
gun for a book."

The addres and phone number is:
Penobscot Job Corps Center
95A Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME
04243
(207) 777-7414

As a side note, my wife presented me with an early anniversary gift today, a
Springfield 1911A1.

Wayne
71702.1330@compuserve.com