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to: ROY J. TELLASON
from: VERN HUMPHREY
date: 2003-02-12 08:10:00
subject: 60 minutes

RJT>VH> Finally, they extolled this wonderful machine -- and what does this
RJT>VH> miraculous machine do?  Does it automatically compare cases and
RJT>VH> bullets?

RJT>VH> NO!

RJT>VH> All it does is fire the gun as it comes off the assembly line!
RJT>VH> Everything else has to be done manually.

RJT>I almost got the feeling at the end of that bit that the people who were
RJT>pushing this were the people who wanted to sell such machines to government
RJT>all levels...

RJT>It's another money-maker for them,  I guess.

That's exactly right -- "60 Minutes" turned into an informercial for
this machine.  And they gave us the impression that it does a lot more
than it really does.

They never did answer the basic question -- how long would it take on
average to match up a fired case or bullet?
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