Encourage and develop better authentication systems, including PKI (public key infrastructure) and CA (certificate authority) schemes.

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"It's been blessed by the leadership as the vehicle they see taking to the Senate floor, " says Alden Meyer, director of Strategy and Policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists, referring to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer, D-Ca.

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Nelson is a professor of environmental policy in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and a senior fellow with The Independent Institute, Oakland, CA ( www.independent.org).

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Seizing upon public shock and outrage over the monstrous and senseless tragedy in Newton, Diane Feinstein (D-CA) wasted no time introducing a Senate proposal intended to expand the definition of privately-prohibited firearms far beyond any previous restrictions, potentially including most handguns used for self-defense, competitive and recreational purposes.

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