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Amanda Gailey

Amanda Gailey teaches English at the University of Nebraska and volunteers for Nebraskans Against Gun Violence.

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What bigots do on MLK Day: How hateful extremists tried to co-opt the holiday

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Gun nuts’ racial duplicity: How Ferguson and Garner undermined their Second Amendment crusade

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A gun rights supporter openly carries two pistols strapped to his leg during a rally in support of the Michigan Open Carry gun law in Romulus, Michigan April 27, 2014. (Reuters/Rebecca Cook)

Gun extremists’ ghastly new low: A fight over “open carry” turns vulgar and scary

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“Wretched, disgusting commie leftists”: My nightmare fighting gun nuts in a red state

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