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Freedom from Fear

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weapons-brandishing displays are 'intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population.' Yes, the gun has been transformed from a sport and self-defense device into a tool of mass bullying. Like the noose in the Jim Crow South, its symbolic message is clear: If you dare engage in the democratic process, you risk bodily harm.The First Amendment ethos guarantees people -- whatever their politics--a fundamental right to partic

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Binary issue - David Sirota says by Margaret Bassett on Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:34:38 PM
It's interesting! by weslen1 on Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 at 1:02:01 PM
There's only two ways to look at the guntoters at meetings by Margaret Bassett on Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 at 1:49:23 PM