Gun control is a subject about which Americans have argued for a long time.

枪支管制是美国人长期争论的话题。

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Time and again, Mr. Heaney returns to the image of the pen. He began his long career writing of such a pen, nestling snug as a gun between finger and thumb.

希尼先生一次又一次回到了“笔”这个意象中。他开始了他漫长的写作生涯，这支笔就像一支枪，舒适地依偎在他的手指和拇指之间。

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I've clenched this gun so long I've lost all feeling.

紧握着这把枪这么长时间，我已经没感觉了。

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Finally in 2011, conservatives led by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper voted to abolish the long-gun registry and destroy all its records.

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The man who wreaked havoc at Sandy Hook used such a weapon a Bushmaster AR-15 manufactured by the Freedom Group, the largest long-gun manufacturer in America.

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Cerberus was quite vocal in its plan to sell the Freedom Group, the roll-up of long-gun manufacturers that have proven incredibly profitable in the firearm fever of the past five years.

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