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National Rifle Association investigative reporter Ginny Simone presents “Terror in the Heartland.”<\/p>\n

From her report, “‘Evil is here,’ declares one Oklahoma citizen. Following the horrific attack at Vaughan Foods in Moore \u2014 which the FBI is still refusing to call an act of terrorism \u2014 some companies are reevaluating their policies for allowing employees to carry a firearm on the job, like Mark Vaughan was the day he saved untold lives by shooting the attacker.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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