1997-11-12 - Re: Gun Control brings on a New Arms Race

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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Message Hash: 1f2173bc43b57f702a51b8fddab29fa71aa2be0d888d1d97fe01883a68af1e66
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UTC Datetime: 1997-11-12 00:52:56 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 08:52:56 +0800

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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 08:52:56 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Gun Control brings on a New Arms Race
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At 4:44 PM -0700 11/11/97, Monty Cantsin wrote:
>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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>Tim May wrote:
>>(A friend of a friend scored a "cold" Glock 17L...$400 in "NQA"
>>condition, immediate delivery.)
>
>What is a "cold" weapon?  What does "NQA" mean?

Cold = no paperwork, no report to authorities, no waiting period.

NQA = No Questions Asked

(I can't believe I have to explain to Monty Cantsin these things, which
ought to be deducible from context. Especially in combination. And
especially with the "immediate delivery" redundancy added.)

--Tim May

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