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- From: jmk@cbnews.cb.att.com (joseph.m.knapp)
- Subject: Re: conspiracy
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:50:28 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.005028.5002@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- References: <1993Jan24.183111.10663@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> <1993Jan25.145119.13244@cbnews.cb.att.com> <00967262.2C7624A0@vms.csd.mu.edu>
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- 6489mcadamsj@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
- >jmk@cbnews.cb.att.com (joseph.m.knapp) writes:
- >>It was being imported into the US in great quantities too. Are you saying
- >>that the plotters wanted to use a weapon that plausibly came via Cuba for
- >>reason of pinning the blame on Castroites or something?
- >
- >OK, but this entirely contradicts the notion that The Conspiracy wanted the
- >assassination blamed on a "lone nut." This line of logic suggests that they
- >wanted investigators to go running off looking for a left wing conspiracy. If
- >I were The Conspiracy, I wouldn't want them looking for any sort of conspiracy.
- >
- >But maybe that's your point, since your post doesn't make clear whether you are
- >a "conspiracy" person or not.
-
- I think JFK's enemies planned to kill him, but I wasn't making any other
- point above other than the weapon was widely available in the US. If one
- did want the assassination to be blamed on a patsy with little money, the
- choice of a M-C as the murder weapon would be a good one.
-
- I also think that the badmouthing of the M-C is overblown. It is accurate,
- which is about all that's required. I have a relevant quote from an
- old WWII Italian general, Vincenzo Muricchio, singing the praises of
- the "91", i.e., the Mannlicher-Carcano:
-
- "Some idolize the machine gun. But when fighting in the
- mountains it is not a question of firing a lot but of
- firing accurately. It counts more to have a good sniper
- with a good ninety-one who knows the meaning of the
- motto, 'For each enemy a bullet, for each bullet an enemy.'"
-
- >Then there is the fact that Oswald bought the M-Carcano, unless you believe
- >that all that evidence is faked.
-
- Perhaps he did. Whether he knew what the hell was going on is another
- question.
-
- >Then there is the question of why, if The Conspiracy wanted a
- >Mannlicher-Carcano found, they didn't just plant a Mannlicher-Carcano. Much
- >simpler than planting a Mauser and then having to switch it.
-
- I don't buy the Mauser argument. A couple of gun people I've talked with
- say that Mauser is a somewhat generic term for that type of rifle.
-
- >>It's ironic that Kennedy introduced a bill in the Senate in the late
- >>50s trying to ban the import of the M-C and other foreign military surplus
- >>weapons. It was so watered down by the time it passed it was meaningless and
- >>hundreds of thousands of the M-Cs were imported. The importing company paid
- >>few bucks each for them. Kind of unfair competition for the Springfield
- >>Armory and other gun makers in Kennedy's home state. ;-)
- >>
- >
- >It seems you don't necessarily take the claims of "idealistic" politicians at
- >face value. Shame! Shame! <grin>
-
- Actually, I took Kennedy's position at exactly face value:
-
- Kennedy's bill (introduced May 13, 1958) would have prohibited
- the importation into the US of "firearms manufactured for the
- Armed Forces of any country, or parts thereof for reassembly,
- except those which are curios or antiques..."
-
- "So I think the bill," said the Senator, "is in the interest of
- a great many jobbers, and at least one hundred twenty-five
- thousand retailers located in 48 states, and of particular
- importance to five arms manufacturers in Massachusetts."
-
- ---
- Joe Knapp jmk@cbvox.att.com
-