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Girls & Guns

By Ana McKenzie, Ailen Arreaza, Kimberly Lawson and Anita Overcash
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | March 6, 2013
Creative Loafing Charlotte's female writers visit the shooting range.
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Charlotte Creative Loafing was started in 1987 by the founders of Creative Loafing in Atlanta as their first venture into other markets. Over the years, CL has made its distinctive mark in the Charlotte market by emphasizing quality writing, hard...
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