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- From: PAPAI@kcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu (Jonathan Papai)
- Subject: illegal for private citizens to own
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.003807.10916@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Organization: The Ohio State University
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 00:38:07 GMT
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- dcb@rosedale.uucp (Dave Breneman) in Newsgroup: alt.beer,
- Message-ID: <1992Dec20.221436.2181@rosedale.uucp> writes:
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- >I've got a copy of a paperback book put out by the Washington State Patrol
- >called something like "Identifying Counterfiet ID". It also has a big
- >warning on the back along the lines of "Unlawful for private citizens
- >to posess this publication."
-
- I believe this to be true. However, is this type of law
- enforceable, or ever been enforced? I saw nothing in the FAQ
- about this kind of stuff. Lots of written material is illegal to
- own, justified by national security or industrial espionage
- concerns, but this type of book doesn't seem to qualify.
-
- ObUL: Nixon recieved a big settlement from the Govt. for his tapes.
-
- Jon "a need-to-know basis" Papai
-