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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Quote of the Day:

From Marko:
The number of casualties at the site of an attempted mass shooting is usually determined by whether the gun used to stop the killer is already at the site, or whether it must be carried there in the holster of a police officer.
Posted by Tam @ 8:27 AM
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1 comment:

karrde said...

That quote is...dead on target.

10:03 AM, December 11, 2007

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