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        Title                
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                                "Confessions of a Former NRA Supporter" column in the Washington Post
                                                            
        
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        Description                
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                                Article written by Representative Les AuCoin discussing his changing perspective on the National Rifle Association and his support for the Brady Bill. The Brady Bill, a short name for the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, mandated background checks and a waiting period for firearm purchases. Representative AuCoin had previously argued against gun control, but this 1991 article in the Washington Post marked a significant change in his position. This document is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives.
                                                            
        
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        Identifier                
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                                PUA_MS147_115
                                                            
        
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        Creator                
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                                AuCoin, Les
                                                            
        
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        Date Created                
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                                1991
                                                            
        
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        Is Part Of                
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                                Washington Post
                                                            
        
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        Rights                
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                                http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
                                                            
        
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                                Text