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In support of guns In New England, where the emotional wounds of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting massacre run deep, two gun rights advocates talk about their beliefs on why the Second Amendment should not be infringed in any way.
Jan. 28, 2013
Rob Farago, left, and David Kenik practice firing AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles at a shooting range in Manville, R.I.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago turns as Kenik tries to quickly draw his gun and fire at the range in Manville, R.I. The pair are demonstrating the Tueller Drill, an exercise in self-defense training. Kenik, who makes self-defense training films and sells them commercially. is helping to train Farago in defense tactics.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago looks down the gunsight as he poses for a portrait with an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle in Providence, R.I. Farago says there is a visceral pleasure of firing a gun. “It’s a Zen thing,” he says. “You can control time down to that 1/1,000th of a second.”
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Jan. 28, 2013
Kenik stands by a target at the range in Manville, R.I. Kenik says he’s prepared for what might happen at any moment. A truism among gun people is that when seconds matter, the police are only minutes away.“If someone kicks in my front door, I’m the first responder,” Kenik says.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Kenik and Farago show reporters the difference in weaponry at Kenik's home in Providence, R.I. Farago is a relative newcomer to firearms. He realized he needed a mentor, which brought him to Kenik, the man he now calls “the Rabbi.”
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago, in the master bedroom of his home, explains his strategy of where he and his daughter will retreat and what weapon he will use in case his home is invaded. Farago lives in a well-to-do neighborhood, but he says he wants to be a protective father and prepares for the worse.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago carries gun and concealed-weapons permits with him at all times. Farago says he initially thought some regulations were good, including background checks. But he says his views have changed and now is a Second Amendment absolutist.
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Jan. 28, 2013
An early 1970s family portrait of Farago’s family. Farago says his father, who died three years ago, cherished his Second Amendment rights. But his mother is a liberal who doesn’t like his interest in guns and won’t let him discuss the subject at family gatherings. Farago says he is now the only gun person in his family.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago wears a holstered Glock 30SF at his Providence home while he shows his 9-year-old daughter, Lola, how he can balance on his head. Lola says she shares her father’s views on guns and that she believes teachers should be armed in schools to protect students.
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Jan. 28, 2013
In the basement of his home, Farago secures his guns in a gun safe. A blogger, Farago bought his first gun a week before the debut of TheTruthAboutGuns.com. He now owns 18 guns.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago works from home on his blog. He says readership of the blog has spiked since the Dec. 14 massacre at a school in Newtown, Conn. The blog drew almost 7 million page views in January.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Farago poses with one of his rifles at his home. Farago, who has been divorced twice, says he mentions his views on guns to women he dates . “If they’re not into guns, I can’t hang with them,” he says.
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Jan. 28, 2013
Providence, the capital of Rhode Island. Lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering more stringent gun-control laws. Farago says he wants to move to Texas, which is more gun-friendly.
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