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title: "4 Gun Debate Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“In other words, if the media wanted to, they could easily find academics on different sides of the gun debate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-lott-jr/in-other-words-if-the-media-wanted-to-they-could-easily-find/)

[John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-lott-jr/)

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> [The Newtown massacre created a tipping point on the gun debate in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mckinnon/the-newtown-massacre-created-a-tipping-point-on-the-gun-debate-in/)

[Mark McKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mckinnon/)

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> [I'm liberal on every social aspect, probably. More liberal than people would even believe. But there's still some of that Texas in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-maines/i-m-liberal-on-every-social-aspect-probably-more-liberal-than-people/)

[Natalie Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-maines/)

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> [The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-katz/the-whole-gun-debate-needs-to-be-infused-with-a-discussion-about/)

[Jackson Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-katz/)

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