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Hmm. Tough on terrorism? Maybe as long as a gun's not involved.

The terrorist being referred to is Ali Abu Kamal.

Ten years ago this month, on February 24, 1997, a Muslim identified as Ali Abu KAMAL waged his own jihad from the 86th floor observation deck at the Empire State Building. KAMAL, a 69 year-old Palestinian from Ramallah "made some sort of statement about Egypt" before he began shooting at tourists killing one person and wounding six others. He then shot himself in the head and died 5 hours later at a New York hospital. Witnesses stated that during the shooting spree, KAMAL asked potential victims whether they were from Egypt. Then-mayor Rudolph Giuliani attributed the actions of the gunman to his mental state of mind, while police officials later concluded that KAMAL "acted out of rage at monetary loss."

Another thread about Ali Abu Kamal, who killed for political reasons.

And Rudy's response, as he said to the Citizen Crimes Commission?

"Because of this transformation of perception, when this latest tragedy occurred, instead of having to defend New York City, we were able to focus national attention on the real problem, which is gun control. And even as we grieve for those who lost their lives, and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their loved ones, we may be able to find some sort of meaning in this tragedy by using it as a catalyst to revive national gun control efforts."

So...he decides to pursue his long-standing gun control agenda by capitalizing on a shooting from a Muslim terrorist.

...uh-huh.

Seriously, this guy is damaged goods.

1 posted on 04/11/2007 5:32:22 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
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To: Spiff; narses; Liz; wagglebee; Joe Brower; Paperdoll; pissant; airborne; calcowgirl

Stop Rudy ping!


2 posted on 04/11/2007 5:33:23 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (Why vote for Duncan Hunter in 2008? Look at my profile.)
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To: areafiftyone; veronica; KATIE-O; noname07718; Cincinatus' Wife

Ya’ll might want to take a look at this.


3 posted on 04/11/2007 5:34:15 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (Why vote for Duncan Hunter in 2008? Look at my profile.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

4 posted on 04/11/2007 5:34:47 PM PDT by WakeUpAndVote (Got Towel?)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007; All

Sorry but Gun Control worked for NYC whether you like it or not. You didn’t live there during the Dinkins era. You have no idea what it was like to walk the streets at night or rid a subway where you were so afraid you might get killed.


5 posted on 04/11/2007 5:34:48 PM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: All
More:

N.Y. Mayor: Fla. Gun Laws Are `Insane'
The Palestinian Who Unleashed A Barrage Of Deadly Gunfire Sunday At The Empire State Building Bought His Pistol In Florida
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Sarasota Herald Tribune. Feb 25, 1997

New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani blames Florida for making it too easy for the Empire State Building gunman to get his hands on the weapon that killed one person and injured six on Sunday.

"The laws of the state of Florida are irrational and insane from the point of view of a decent, lawful, safe society," Giuliani said, suggesting it is easier to buy a gun than a car in Florida. He wants stricter gun laws nationwide.

EMPIRE STATE SHOOTING SPARKS CALLS FOR GUN CONTROL
Inter Press Service. Feb 25, 1997
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (IPS) -- A startling shooting incident on Feb. 23 at the Empire State Building, one of New York City's most famous tourist attractions, has led officials here to call for stricter gun control nationwide.

New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani argued this week that the main lesson from Ali Abu Kamal's shooting rampage is that all U.S. states must uniformly provide long waiting periods and checks on prospective gun owners' backgrounds before providing licenses for guns.

"Hopefully, this tragedy will focus our attention on the need for uniform gun control laws," Giuliani said at New York's City Hall, a day after Kamal killed one person and wounded six others when he fired randomly on the Empire State Building's 86th-story observation deck. Another eight people were hurt as tourists trampled each other seeking to flee the shooting.

Empire State Building killer sought `enemies'
* New York police find no evidence Palestinian teacher was terrorist

The Fresno Bee, Feb 26, 1997
In a rambling but neatly handwritten letter that he carried in his pocket to his death, the Palestinian teacher who killed one tourist Sunday and wounded six others before killing himself at the Empire State Building said he wanted to murder "my bitter enemies" in a highly visible location.

"My restless ambition is to murder as many of them as possible, and I have decided to strike at their own den in New York, and at the very Empire State Building in particular," Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, 69, wrote in a two-page letter released Tuesday.

The letter listed groups of "enemies" -- beginning with Americans, Britons, French and Zionists -- who Abu Kamal wrote must be "annihilated and exterminated" for carrying out "savage aggression" against the Palestinian people.

"Now the American people must understand the message which runs deep in the blood of every real Palestinian," he wrote in the letter he called the "Charter of Honor."

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said the letter "indicates a man who had many, many enemies in his mind. . . . It is certainly fair to conclude there was a great deal of unreality in this man's mind."

Appropriate Response - Clinton Seeks To Close Loopholes In Gun Laws
Chicago Tribune. Mar 7, 1997
President Clinton responded to weaknesses in the gun laws with some needed steps Wednesday. The immediate catalyst was the case of Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, the Empire State Building gunman...
Thanks to NY gun law, crime dramatically down.
By Rudy W. Giuliani. Filipino Reporter. Mar 20, 1997.]
If Mr. Abu Kamal would have tried to buy a gun in New York, he would not have been able to do so because in New York our gun control laws are much stricter and more responsible than in Florida.

To purchase a gun in the state of New York you have to give your full name, your date of birth, your residence, your occupation. You have to prove that you're a United States citizen, you have to show you are of good character, competency and integrity. And you have to demonstrate a real need for the weapon.

And thanks in part to our stricter gun control laws, crime is down dramatically in N York City. Shootings are down over 50 percent. Murder is down over 50 percent. But the fact is that 90 percent of the guns we take out of the hands of criminals in New York City come from out of the state of New York.

We need a federal law that bans all assault weapons, and if in fact you do need a handgun you should be subjected to at least the same restriction - really stronger ones - that exist for driving a car.

The United States Congress needs to pass uniform licensing for everyone carrying a gun. Congress must do more to prevent a tragedy like the one that happened at the Empire State Building from ever happening again.


12 posted on 04/11/2007 5:48:07 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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23 posted on 04/11/2007 5:58:04 PM PDT by CGTRWK
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

How many times has an attack by a Muslim perp been put down to non jihad motives, when in reality the jihad murder of US civilians, by Muslims has been going on for years, and the authorities have been doing all they can to hide it.


36 posted on 04/11/2007 6:53:25 PM PDT by plenipotentiary
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
As a New Yorker who campaigned for and voted for Rudy, I agree with you.
People don't understand how liberal he is.
44 posted on 04/11/2007 9:57:04 PM PDT by rmlew (It's WW4 and the Left wants to negotiate with Islamists who want to kill us , for their mutual ends)
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