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Gun Sales in California Up 30 Percent Over Last Year

28 August 1999

San Francisco Chronicle

Dale Lete aimed carefully and squeezed off multiple shots from his intimidating AR-15 assault rifle. Each made a crisp, clean hole in the paper target. After practicing for an hour at the Jackson Arms shooting range in South San Francisco, Lete, a behavioral therapist, packed his gear and prepared to return to his job in Palo Alto working with disabled children. "I have my own children and I have a wife," he said. "If push ever came to shove, I'd want to defend... (GunPolicy.org)

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