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To: Ish who wrote (128014)	2/19/2001 1:30:41 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Background checks cause problems. I was in a local sporting goods store when a man came in to buy a pistol for halibut fishing (see below). A native Tlingit (Tlingits have been here for 10,000 years and need no further explanation) he lived in an isolated village 150 miles from here and came to Juneau at great expense via charter aircraft (there is no other way except by boat, which can be unsafe). The store clerk called in for the background check, saying it might be possible to get it done in a few hours or at least overnight. After very professional handling by the clerk, the news came back: the Tlingit gentleman would have to return in three days. Of course, that was three days longer than he had. I could have bought the gun (I know I would pass) and resold it to him out on the street. Or he could have bought one on the street from ANYBODY. None of this happened, and he returned home without the pistol. Yes, a pistol for halibut fishing. Try bringing a 100 pound fish that is not thoroughly dead into your skiff. You'll soon regret it. It is not unusual for a halibut to weigh 400 pounds. The biggest I've seen is 250 pounds. It survived a .357 shot to the head and managed to go to the bottom, whereupon it had to be reeled in and shot again before we could boat it.