After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from th…

William S. Burroughs
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After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military. ✨ The War Universe. Grand Street, No. 37, 1991.
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After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military. ✨ The War Universe. Grand Street, No. 37, 1991.

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