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FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2003

"A review of Times-Dispatch editorials on two subjects in recent years has disclosed certain variations. We should like herewith to make our positions clear.

Guns - specifically assault weapons: We concur generally with President Bush's position in support of a ban on the sale and possession of truly automatic (assault) weapons - e.g., those weapons that fire multiple rounds when the trigger is pulled but once, and keep firing until the trigger is released or the magazine spent.

Indians: We broadly oppose granting the sovereignty inhering in "federal recognition" to Indian tribes without it now. Federal treatment of Native Americans comprises some of the tawdriest, most appalling, most shameful chapters in the nation's history. Yet we fail to see how creating sovereign entities complete with rights and entitlements beyond federal, state, and local authority addresses legitimate tribal needs."

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Editorial: Guns & Indians (The Richmond Times-Dispatch 6/6)

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