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Program to Give Guns to Residents in High-Crime Areas Stirs Controversy

The Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in the nation's crime-ridden neighborhoods.

The Armed Citizen Project is part of a national campaign to give shotguns to single women and homeowners in the nation's crime-ridden neighborhoods.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.