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Stirling letter: Democrats’ sit-in

Democrats staging “anti-gun” demonstration on floor of the House of Representatives are all hypocrites.

Members of Congress are guarded by a huge security force armed with pistols, semi- and fully automatic weapons — a privilege not enjoyed by most Americans.

Let them give up their armed security before they badger the rest of us to do so.

Larry Stirling, Ketchum

This story was originally published July 10, 2016 at 10:42 PM with the headline "Stirling letter: Democrats’ sit-in."

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