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ISIS attacks fueled by illegal guns and open societies we can't afford to lose

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imagePolice stand guard in Place de la Republique, Paris, November 15 2015. Pascal Rossignol/REUTERS

Complex, well-coordinated attacks like the ones the Islamic State (ISIS) has now deployed in France and Lebanon raise the question: how did ISIS make it happen?

Actions by “lone wolves” – untrained individuals, radicalized through...

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