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The Gun Lobby’s Dumbest Argument

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Do we expect that anti-pollution laws will end all pollution? Of course not. And neither, argues Michael Tomasky, should we expect that gun laws will prevent all violence. This absurd argument shouldn’t be taken seriously.

Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky 

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Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky

Special Correspondent

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