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Act Out! [68] - The Gun Policy We Haven’t Tried That Just Might Work & People vs. Pipelines

Act Out! [68] - The Gun Policy We Haven’t Tried That Just Might Work & People vs. Pipelines

Wed, 6/22/2016 - by Eleanor Goldfield

This article originally appeared on Occupy.com

This week, meet the people making a killing off of death, plus the how and why gun owners are pro-gun control and why gun control is the only common sense policy available. Next up, the stand against fracked gas and oil pipelines is a national fight being waged on a local level by activists all over the political and social spectrum – and here's how you can get involved. But first: shots fired.

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