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‘So what happens when not one but a dozen [police] officers are all banging away at the [gun] range? I’m a die-hard gun guy, but after two tours in Afghanistan I can tell you that sudden bursts of gunfire throughout the day gets obnoxious fast. Then it gets unsettling. An outdoor range in the midst of a neighborhood will expose children and adults alike to emotional and psychological harm of the worst kind.’

Talk about a candidate for re-education camp. Go here, lad:

‘[T]he occasional crackle of the firing range is almost soothing.’

Margaret Soltan, August 31, 2024 3:54AM
Posted in: guns

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