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Gun-loving Utah lawmakers have made a mess of "peacekeepers," protestors and innocent bystanders.
"Peacekeeper"—it's such a comforting word. Don't we all want to be peacekeepers?
Miss: War and Peace "Peacekeeper"—it's such a comforting word. Don't we all want to be peacekeepers? And yet, it's a favorite nickname for guns, of any type. And now, it has morphed into a name for random people carrying firearms wherever they want because, of course, they want to keep the peace.
Instead, at a "peaceful" rally of tens of thousands of people, one of those "peacekeepers" shot and killed an innocent bystander. It's almost comical to hear 2nd Amendment proponents talk about how complicated this all is.
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