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I got the impression that instead of going out to shoot birds, I should go out and shoot the kids who shoot birds.

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Paul Watson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 2
Activist
Environmentalist
Naval Officer
Sailor
City of Toronto
Paul Franklin Watson
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