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    Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Dec 2015

    How I got licensed to carry a concealed gun in 32 states without really trying. http://bit.ly/15bj7ht pic.twitter.com/paqFqtez6s

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      1. Jetpowered‏ @jetpowered1 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones It's called the SECOND AMENDMENT to the United States Constitution. Stop trying to create shock&Fear

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      1. REALLY!?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏ @OscarGaldona 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones Looks like the system works. Thanks for sharing.

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      1. joshua‏ @joshualebeck 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones I'm assuming you're not a psychopath with a criminal record/history of mental illness? Oh you're not, carry on then. @JustEric

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      1. M Sixkiller‏ @W6KNV 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones @TerryLambert201 Couldn't be accurate. The cost, Fingerprints, background checks. Need more info.

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      1. PracticalVoter‏ @PracticalVoter 11 Dec 2015
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        #opencarry turning our cities into war zones think #Beirut @MotherJones @SteveKnight25 @POTUS @SenFeinstein @SenatorBoxer @nytimes @latimes

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      2. G. BUD Budlong‏ @DaddyBUDsDooRag 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones Try that in black face.....or w/a "Muslim" looking beard

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      3. Ralph Smith‏ @IdahoSpudMan 11 Dec 2015
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        @DaddyBUDsDooRag @MotherJones Please do. It's just as easy. As it should be.

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      4. G. BUD Budlong‏ @DaddyBUDsDooRag 11 Dec 2015
        Replying to @IdahoSpudMan

        @IdahoSpudMan @MotherJones And you don't see the gapping flaw in that system? The stimulus for abuse? Could U be more naive please?

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      1. Connie Colvin‏ @CCB5Keithfan34 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones This place is madness!

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      1. Airborne_Sapper‏ @MichaelSmith024 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones WT: 190 Ha Ha Ha! C'mon!

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      1. Airborne_Sapper‏ @MichaelSmith024 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones Did you pass the background check?

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      1. Airborne_Sapper‏ @MichaelSmith024 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones That is some pretty weak standards. In Missouri at least you have to show some proficiency with a semi & revolver pistol, class

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      1. Cookie ONE‏ @swetecookeez1 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones This story is not shocking but just shows why gun ctrl is needed. How about the cops reaction to a black person w a legal gun?

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      1. Adam Dick‏ @MrAdamDick 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones Thanks for the tip.

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      1. Luke‏ @BitchinLeBaron 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones this article is not accurate. We regularly nurse hangovers in Utah.

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      1. PoliticalNumbness‏ @polnumbness 11 Dec 2015
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        @MotherJones Working as intended?

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