Dianne Feinstein said "What concerns me is somebody writes a terrorist handbook. We have that case. And they tell somebody how to steal; how, in detail, to put together, let us say, a light bulb bomb. You come to them and say, ``You violated a criminal law.'' They say, ``I did not intend this to be used for crime.'' Then the comeback is, ``You should know it is going to be used for crime because that is the only purpose for a light bulb bomb. It is the only purpose for a toilet paper bomb, for a candy box bomb.''" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 5, 1995

What concerns me is somebody writes a terrorist handbook. We have that case. And they tell somebody how to steal; how, in detail, to put together, let us say, a light bulb bomb. You come to them and say, ``You violated a criminal law.'' They say, ``I did not intend this to be used for crime.'' Then the comeback is, ``You should know it is going to be used for crime because that is the only purpose for a light bulb bomb. It is the only purpose for a toilet paper bomb, for a candy box bomb.''

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Dianne Feinstein

Democratic · California

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of writing terrorist handbooks during Senate floor debate.

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