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On the recordJanuary 9, 2013
I would much rather that she had been armed and that he had been killed instead of her, and that may sound like a harsh judgment, but I do agree that if you're faced with somebody who is homicidal and evil, who is trying to do something terrible, there are times in fact that only counterforce works.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Newt Gingrich expresses his belief in the necessity of armed defense in the face of violence.

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