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So while gun owners are always saying that owning guns is about defending freedom, the only freedom gun owners seem interested in defending with their guns is the freedom to defend their freedom to own guns.

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Dan Savage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 7
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Daniel Keenan Savage
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