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Bulletin From a Gun Shy Freedom Fighter

easy access and proliferation of firearms, now begs a serious hard question presenting daunting task, quite aware that passionate stalwart supporters of the NRA, embrace weaponry likened to garnering an Aboriginal trophy mask (particularly in light of violent mass killings) immediately forces people of all stripes comprising this nation ask quite aware of diametrically, jarringly, and politically doggedly entrenched fierce position each polarized stance challenges, especially when pitted against die hard proponents of the Second Amendment, who would sooner burn to ash, and/or adopt a siege mentality glowering akin to red hot metal regaling opportunity asper Liberal heads to bash, than relinquish (lock, stock and barrel) prized, coveted, and cherished cache amassed collection of firearms permissible in accordance with (literal interpretation of Second Amendment of the United States Constitution) to mean no deterrent preclude (birth right to equip bare arms), deprivation against amassing a stockpile, would trigger an immediate saber flash and instantaneously, another Civil War, would (with gnash of clenched jaws violently opposing manumission to release obedient snap, crackle pop in je nais sais quois booty), the provocation rendering revision, sans sacred covenant would sting whip lash snuffing out any first and last hope to reconcile divisive national issue with cool collected talking heads, cuz shoot at the hip diplomacy be loved American style, that indomitable fighting esprit de corps tis fire in belly trial though this skeptical and devout atheist, would welcome being proved wrong generating the better angels to render obsolete strong arm of the law as plucked harps evoke swan song witnessing unbelievable savoir faire (forcing me to retract pessimism and willingly swallow my pride), minus long time overdue, and negotiation celebrated with tolling from a gong.

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