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“Gun control is not part of a strategy to defeat radical Islam or take ISIL down. However it is a problem back here at home. A million people have been adjudicated a danger to themselves or to others at the state court level.”

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Rand Paul is an American politician currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 3, 2011. Born on January 7, 1963, Paul is the son of former U.S. Representative Ron Paul and has been active in politics since his youth. more

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