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Gilbert Brown: No answer for automatic rifle

Regarding the Dec. 4 Point of View “Why guns should be allowed on campuses”: Really, Peter McClelland needs some combat training in addition to his concealed carry class.

He wants to arm poor Kevan with a concealed sidearm for use against another in body armor firing at him with an automatic assault rifle, maybe several, all with 30-round magazines?

Gilbert Brown

Chapel Hill

This story was originally published December 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Gilbert Brown: No answer for automatic rifle."

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