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Gun control laws: Stand your ground at the polls – Dallas Post Tribune

By Allen R. Gray, NDG Contributing Writer The laws surrounding the use and ownership of guns need clarity in the interpretation of those laws and a major overhaul in the execution of those laws. The gun laws as they stand are proving to be a lose-lose situation for Blacks, at the scene of the “crime” and in […]

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