Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 02, 1992

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Person: He's here, Mark. Want me to show him in? Mark: Yeah...but pat him down first, willya? Okay, campers! By now you've heard me call for the banning of assault rifles so many times, I'm sure you've been thinking, "Hey, what about a responsible alternative viewpoint!" Well, we couldn't find one, but we do have on hand N.R.A. spokesguy Bull Malone! Welcome, Bull! Bull: Thanks, Mark. I'm here to refute the emotional outcry against a class of weapons that 99.9% of the time are used in a lawful and responsible fashion! Mark: Smirk? I was smirking? Bull: Go ahead, laugh at the plight of the wounded deer who slowly bleeds to death because his pursuer has insufficient fire power to finish the job! Today's sportsmen need big-bore, rapid-fire weapons to insure that game can be killed as humanely as possible, which is to say instantly? Hunter1: Um..can't you find a bigger piece? Hunter2: How about a hoof?