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Massachusetts Gun Listening Tour. Good Idea? Or Stage for Anti-Gunners?

Charlie Cook March 22, 2023

We all know there’s certain states in the union that are just rabidly anti-gun. Massachusetts is one of them. It seems as though the state is sponsoring what seems to be an unbalanced, anti-gun, “listening tours” that can pop up anywhere at any time. Charlie Cook, host of the Riding Shotgun with Charlie podcast, was present at one of these so-called “listening tours” recently.

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