"I don't think the assault rifle ban, the semi-auto ban, has been the real objective, " said Gary Marbut of the Montana Shooting Sports Association.

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In Europe, anti-car activism is quite advanced, and many inner cities ban internal-combustion auto traffic entirely.

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We have senators calling for the pre-meditated ban of Rockstars upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 already, of course.

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The Republican alternative keeps in place huge legal obstacles that make it nearly impossible to ban unfair or deceptive practices by non-banks like mortgage brokers, payday lenders, auto lenders, et cetera, perpetuating an unfair advantage that these banks have over community banks, for example.

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