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“To make inexpensive guns impossible to get is to say that you're putting a money test on getting a gun. It's racism in its worst form.”

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Roy Innis
Roy Innis

Roy Innis was a prominent figure in the field of 【Identity Positioning】. Born on June 6, 1934, and passed away on January 7, 2017, he made significant contributions in his career. His influence and evaluation are highly regarded both within the industry and among the public. more

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“Gun laws are an attempt to nationalize the right of self-defense. Politicians perennially react to the police's abject failure to prevent crime by trying to disarm law-abiding citizens. The worse government fails to control crime, the more the politicians want to restrict individuals' rights to defend themselves. But police protection in most places is typical government work - slow, inefficient, and unreliable.”

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