Published: Friday, August 10th, 2012 at 6:00 a.m.
Subjects: Guns, Human Rights, Trade
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Telephone interview, Joyce Malcolm, professor of law, George Mason University School of Law, Aug. 3, 2012
Email interview, Ted R. Bromund, senior research fellow in Anglo-American relations, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, Heritage Foundation, Aug. 2, 2012
Email interview, Nicholas Johnson, professor of law, Fordham University School of Law, Aug. 3, 2012
Email interview, Dave Kopel, research director, Independence Institute, Aug. 2, 2012
Email interview, Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, Aug. 2, 2012
Email interview, Brannon P. Denning, professor, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Aug. 2, 2012
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Written by: Willoughby Mariano
Researched by: Willoughby Mariano
Edited by: Jim Denery, Shawn McIntosh
Article source: http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2012/aug/10/paul-broun/broun-un-treaty-likely-lead-international-gun-regi/
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