Received: from ATHENA-AS-WELL.MIT.EDU by po6.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA11672; Wed, 23 Feb 94 15:42:23 EST Received: from BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA06706; Wed, 23 Feb 94 15:42:19 EST Received: by bloom-beacon.mit.edu (5.61/25-eef) id AA12160; Wed, 23 Feb 94 15:26:50 EST Received: from news.std.com by bloom-beacon.mit.edu with SMTP (5.61/25-eef) id AA12125; Wed, 23 Feb 94 15:26:43 EST Received: from world.std.com by news.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.1) id AA17027; Wed, 23 Feb 1994 15:26:39 -0500 Received: by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA27468; Wed, 23 Feb 1994 15:26:37 -0500 Message-Id: <199402232026.AA27468@world.std.com> To: case1@husc.harvard.edu Cc: huff@funk.com, carolingia@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Subject: Re: Article in _Globe_ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 15:26:37 -0500 From: Elizabeth Lear Newman Just to clarify the incident, two drivers got in an "exchange" on Rt 95 (flashing headlights, tailgating, etc), and when they pulled over to have it out, one driver walked to the rear of his car, opened the trunk, loaded the crossbow with a expanding-tip arrow (which he chose over target arrows also in the trunk), and shot the guy in the chest. The proposed measure would allow you to own a crossbow, but would make it illegal to carry one on your person or to transport one in a car. They would be in the same class as brass knuckles, some martial arts weapons, and switchblades. -Yelizaveta