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The Mad Minute 

"If you want to stop a man with an assault weapon and body armor, you need a similar weapon and protection, not a 9 mm in a shoulder holster."

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While America grapples with President Obama's proposed ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, the television and radio ads from the National Rifle Association and similar pro-gun activists will blanket the nation. Before that noise commences, let's consider how rifles have…

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