BT>SS>      Today, Wednesday, January 28, 1998, in Rocklin,
EP>> California, Mr. BT>SS> William Doss presented his SKS
EP>> Sporter rifle to local law enforcement fo BT>SS>
EP>> confiscation -- a firearm previously and expressly
EP>> deemed acceptable by BT>SS> California Attorney General EP>> Dan Lungren
(R).  The crisis was brought abo BT>SS>
EP>> when Mr. Lungren initially determined that a firearm
EP>> popular with shooti BT>SS> enthusiasts was legal under EP>> California's
Roberti-Roos "Assault Weapons BT>SS>
EP>> Control Act" -- only to reverse course later and
EP>> pronounce the guns BT>SS> illegal.
 BT>     All I know is that the SKS with removable magazines
 BT> has been banned, and
 CF> Brian.  was the SKS the only rifle involved in this or were there 
hers?
Only certain models of the SKS, namely those of new Norinco manufacture made
with "sporterized" stocks in a carbine configuration with an ability to use
AK-47 magazines, specifically qualified under old BATF rules for US export.  
One now wonders if this was a scare tactic to counter the R-R overturn we've
just seen, likely to be appealed one more level before it's final.  
Terry
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