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From: jordan@greipa.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Ok.. net.rec.firearms/mod.firearms/whatever.. when??!?
Message-ID: <230@greipa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 18:08:48 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 18:08:48 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 20-Jun-85 08:52:08 EDT
Reply-To: jordan@greipa.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Organization: Genstar Rental Electronics, Palo Alto, Ca.
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A quick summary:

It's been a fairly well supported fact that there is a definate
need for a firearms/weapons news group. It's also been (pretty much)
unanimously agreed that such a group should NOT deal with gun
control issues (net.flame does this job quite nicely).

The mail.firearms list is dead. No real signs of its resurrection.
It was also felt that a newsgroup would have reached a wider audience.

So, what's the deal? It seems that if groups like 'net.nlang.greek'
can exist, a weapons group certainly couldn't be deemed 'too esoteric'..

Do we have to beg?? Please Mr. Wizard, let's give it a shot.. Ok?
This is not a new subject or desire.

Now, considering that someone 'in charge' of creating newsgroups is
reading this.. I think that a mod group would be best. This would
prevent the gun control flames. I am willing to be the moderator.
If someone at a more 'backbone' type site wished to moderate, even
better. I talk to dual, pyramid, pesnta, decwrl & qantel, but
someone may be able to do better than this.

In any case, let's stop talking about it and give it a shot (please?)..


					- Jordan..
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			Jordan K. Hubbard
			@ Genstar Rental Electronics.
			Palo Alto, CA.
			{pesnta, decwrl, dual, pyramid}!greipa!jordan

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