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The connection between hate groups and extremists and the easy availability of guns can only be ignored at our peril. Killers like James von Brunn, Richard Poplawski, and Scott Roeder, all following in the hate-filled footsteps of Benjamin Smith, have gained access to guns and killed innocent civilians, doctors, soldiers, and police.

Loopholes that allow criminals and other dangerous people to obtain and retain guns all too easily – including military-style assault weapons – remain open, and are exploited by extremists.

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