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Gun activist stands down

Gun rights activist Mark Hughes had an AR-15 rifle strapped across his back, a good guy with a gun, during the march in Dallas. What did he do with that gun when he realized there was an active shooter killing people? He gave his gun to the first cop he saw because he didn’t want to get killed.

I predict we will never see Hughes carrying that gun again in a similar situation.

There is nothing like experience to smarten up a person.

Edmund Wells

Frenchburg

This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 6:26 PM with the headline "Gun activist stands down."

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