“What it is ain’t exactly clear. There’s a man with a gun over there. Telling me I got to beware. … Paranoia strikes deep. Into your life it will creep. It starts when you’re always afraid … ” —  Stephen Stills, still piercingly current

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For what it’s worth (to coin a phrase): Back when I first obtained a copy of the Arkansas concealed weapon permit list, in mid-February, it contained 56,350 names. On the most recent update, two months later, it contained 65,534.

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