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What a Freak

by Josh Marshall
09.29.11 | 5:07 pm

Illinois Rep. tells crowd at Tea Party rally that ‘conceal & carry’ gun laws are “last line of defense” against big government.

He seems to be of the Sharron Angle “second amendment remedies” school of civic engagement.

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