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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Protecting the Second Amendment Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits subjecting a licensed gun dealer to a reporting requirement based on the geographic location of the gun dealer's business or the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.</p>]]></text>
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