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This isn’t anything new. It’s the thing no one wants to talk about but it’s one of the factors which makes the so-called American exceptionalism a big negative. Follow the money. The second amendment is very simple. It permits people to arm as part of a well-regulated militia. It doesn’t allow everyone to carry a […]