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Page 1: Publication2 - Publisher - PPFCppfc.wildapricot.org › resources › Newsletters › nl201912.pdfPublication2 - Publisher Author: owner Created Date: 12/2/2019 12:50:43 PM

PIKES PEAK FIREARMS COALITION, INC . PO BOX 76521

COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80970-6521

DECEMBER 2019 VOLUME 26, ISSUE 12

The Voice for Firearm Rights in the Pikes Peak Region

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