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    "ocrText": "have in a month. Why is it? Because/ the sale of firearms is restricted.\nNo one can buy a. weapon or ammunition without a license from the Gov-\nBOEL\nernment, neither can he sell it to some one else . In this way the Gov.\nknows exactly how many people have firearms and who they are. Every year\neser\na check is made of all of them If any one is found guilty of misusing\nhis privilege to own a weapon his license is revoked and the weapon is\ntaken from him. Only people can secure a license,\ndesent and trustwortar\nand then only if they can show sufficient reason why they should have\nthe permission.\nUntil the U.S. passes some law similar to this we cannot\nybute\nbedmloggs\nhope to reduce crime in America ma terially. Most crimes are committed\ncauso\nby shooting, and the most wicked oriminal can always secure a weapon.\nwel a of ged I mott\nThere is no constraint.\n10 vgoo erro 10\nedt\nI recommend to you thege three causes for your considera\ndotdw selrota doza\n\"eolt\ntion, and trust you may urge legislation to curb these\nend sot emizo 20\nnit of of\nVery sincerely yours,\nneed asd eldT emito to tedtona at anivoli\nbet al emito sezutolo anivon yman 20 nl JoniBlough ade\n10%\n918 oa emito V3 81 ored\njob of gnidd add netto bas emito a simmoo 63 disma et *1 eveifed of\ned bluoo doldw emito to essuso owd 958\nent Td betanimile\nend tro bet 858 emizo to CIA\ncote bas 801\nbluroda *1 salstg 10 emiro enobaco of 83 oa blos Belrote CIA\ned\nyud n.co soitemA nt elgoeg doldw dezw sase .6\nbluoda yow solromA ni estro to esuso end al\nTrogsew a evad of bewolls ed arro TISVE\n-goq dedt dttw bras nl as rot bevic evad I\nstro to emos 88 a nt aemtro B8 don ob ew noltalu"
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