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" Rock & roll has kept us alive for all these years. But we just love country music. It's in our blood. "

Johnny Van Zant

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" If people want to own a rifle or something like that for hunting purposes only, I tend to agree with that. But semi-automatic weapons and handguns, that's just unreal. I mean, what good are handguns? "

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