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> leftist talking point, but untrue

This exact cheat code was successfully used by the killer in another recent high-profile example.

"If I would have let [the person shot four times] take my firearm from me, he would have used it and killed me with it and probably killed more people."

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/11/20/the-acqui...

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If it were a cheat code, by definition, it would be available to anyone and everyone without prejudice or variance. I didn't say using "I was scared" as a lethal force justification never happened. Painting it as a cheat code is simply biased anti-2a sentiment - and inaccurate, at that.

If it were a cheat code, by definition, it would be available to anyone and everyone without prejudice or variance. I didn't say it never happened. To paint it as a cheat code is simply biased anti-2a sentiment - and inaccurate, at that.

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