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To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (48)	3/17/2000 5:01:00 PM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 87

Richard, rather than get mad and try and get even, better yet to understand that the right to own and bear arms is not the way the anti gun folks will prevent you from exercising that right, as they will do as just done and piss you off until you retreat in disgust. Someday all hand and shoulder guns outside the military and criminals will have build in safety stuff to prevent easy/normal use, and no Grandfather clause as all prior bought must be modified. All this could have been avoided if the NRA refused to learn from the long ago cigeratte smoking public "we have the right to smoke anywhere and anytime except in church and hospitals", and without realizing it they did exactually what the anti smoking folks hoped for, that they take an all or nothing stand. Game over. We lost. doug To: Vitalsigns who wrote (1484) From: the Chief Friday, Mar 17, 2000 2:39 PM ET Reply # of 1488 Smith & Wesson has agreed to an "external Lock" on all their guns by 6 months, an "internal lock" by 24 months" and a second serial number hidden in the gun. In return the US gov will drop their suit! This has gotta be good for MYT! the Chief To: HandsOn who wrote (86845) From: vagabond Friday, Mar 17, 2000 2:39 PM ET Reply # of 86952 Boy, Clinton practically just did a commercial for Smith & Wesson -- in formally announcing the gun-safety deal a few minutes ago, he said he hoped the American people will "show their appreciation to Smith & Wesson" for adopting its new attitude of cooperation in safety-efforts. Anybody know if S&W is publicly-traded anywhere? I haven't been able to find it in any searches (not that I'd want to buy any myself, but would be curious to see what the stock does IF it's on an exchange)... Vagabond To: Marco Morlani who wrote (1480) From: Marco Morlani Friday, Mar 17, 2000 1:05 PM ET Reply # of 1488 Antonio lets hope Mytec gets a mention. The stock is moving well with the news release and that would probably launch it. Lets keep our fingers crossed. Marco PS here is the release. delayed 20 mins - disclaimer Thursday March 16, 3:12 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Mytec Technologies Inc. Announces the Release of a New Portable Authentication Device TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2000--Mytec Technologies Inc. (TSE:MYT. - news) announces the release of a low-cost, self-contained, Portable Authentication Device called MPAD, for licensing and development opportunities. MPAD uses fingerprint pattern recognition to remove the need to remember passwords. The device can be integrated into a wide range of applications that include PDA's (personal digital assistants), cellular telephones, remote control devices for set-top boxes, and other applications where identity authentication is required. MPAD is based on the same core technology that Mytec provided to Smith & Wesson as the biometric module for the development of their ``Smart Gun.' Until now, the security infrastructure to operate any portable device has been based largely on passwords. However, passwords can be forgotten, stolen, recorded in an unsafe manner or obtained by an unauthorized person. Although password-based systems can check for the correct password, they cannot verify that the enrolled person is entering the password. MPAD solves this problem by positively identifying the user before electronically releasing the user's secret code. MPAD is a portable implementation of Mytec's unique pattern recognition algorithm. Recent advances in DSP technology and solid-state fingerprint sensors have allowed Mytec to implement its core authentication technology into devices that can be operated entirely from batteries. Frank Chen, Executive Vice President for Corporate and Business Development at Mytec says ``this technology will have a tremendous impact on portable e-commerce over the Internet. MPAD can provide true user authentication while ensuring complete data and personal privacy. What makes this especially important for Mytec is that this technology can now be easily integrated into a wide range of hand-held wireless devices.' Mytec Technologies Inc. specializes in the development of core biometric technologies for licensing to OEM's and customers that require advanced network or physical access security. Mytec's biometric technologies provide an unparalleled blend of convenience and security that extends well beyond the traditional identity methods such as passwords or entry cards, and have the potential to enable secure wireless e-commerce. Mytec's unique Biometric Encryption process links a 128-bit digital key with a biometric image to create a secure package of information known as a Bioscrypt. The Bioscrypt is used to secure information that can only be unlocked by presenting the correct biometric image. Biometric Encryption has been patented for use with all types of biometric images, such as fingerprints, iris, voice and face. Through Counterforce, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Mytec also provides alarm monitoring services to more than 700 independent alarm company partners who sell, install and service commercial and residential security alarm systems. 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To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (48)	3/17/2000 9:37:00 PM
From: JACK R. SMITH JR.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 87

Richard, Reguards, Of particular interest to me today, I am in receipt of a letter from Rudy Giuliani requesting my support of his campaign in New York. My first impression was negative, but on further consideration, I think that I will send him a more worthy sum. With all due respect for the first family, my gut feeling is to cough, expectorate, blow my nose, take a purgative, steam bath, some mud baths, and hope to get this political cancer out of my system!! Eating wheat grass, and only one huge steak per week in hope of the purge. Our society in this country in the beginning was dominated by strong people by necessity. Many had been oppressed in their former countries of residence. They sought fredom from physical and political oppression. Some were religious refugees. They sought religious freedom. They collectively fought for and established a viable country and society. They established the laws and moral basis of this country. In my mind, they served themselves well, and the country prospered and survived, even in the face of great opposition from the standing powers of the day. In those days, each free man generally carried the means for his own protection and survival in the form of a primative weapon which served to protect his family, provide sustiance on occasion, and on other occasions to attempt to kill and defeat those who wished to take from him his freedom or his family. Responsible citizens carrying guns! No person shot and killed another for his own benefit without the ire and the retribution of all other available gun carying citizens. Common ethic and law. Curent law in all states refuses the right to own, possess, or have access to a weapon such as a firearm by a convicted felon. Yet almost without exception, their access is greater than the average citizen, even though he might possess an authorization from a particular state to "carry concealed". Clearly, there is no effort to increase the penalty upon the criminal, for there are more in the system than the system can handle. The effort is to avert the attention from the systematic failure to enforce exhisting laws to a political solution based on more laws. I am not saying that the NRA has said it right, but for me, I am just quite tired of the "Clinton Ethic". Jack