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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:00 AM

Cheney: "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger that shot my friend"

Cheney distances himself from the "blame the victim" spin.

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  • Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:16 PM

    People don't kill people, guns do

    Interesting that his phrasing says it's the gun that did this--he pulled the trigger that shot the round. Kind of goes counter to the "guns don't kill people, people do" argument of the NRA.

    TK

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