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A loaded gun is a rich and dazzling metaphor in the poetry of Emily Dickinson.   However, a real loaded gun brought into public, such as a crowd of protesters outside of a town hall meeting with the the President of the United States  is not a metaphor.  It is not a symbol.  It is a serious threat to public safety.   This is a matter of basic commonsense:  bringing a weapon to a political rally is a provocation to violence.

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