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Erick Erickson discusses gun rights and the debanking fight, featuring an interview with Kelly Paul about her family's story and children's books.

On Open Line Friday, Erick Erickson opens with a personal Rush Limbaugh memory: how Rush secretly went to bat for him as the only guest host allowed to talk about guns and religion on the EIB Network, the black microphone Rush bought him, and the rare phone calls asking for prayer. He turns that into a hard look at gun rights and the debanking fight, reading CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin's own past columns urging Visa, Mastercard, JP Morgan Chase, and Lloyds of London to choke off firearms sales, then explaining why the House-passed Protecting Privacy and Purchases Act and Old Glory Bank exist to stop it. The hour's centerpiece is a warm interview with Kelly Paul, wife of Senator Rand Paul, on her Irish immigrant grandmother and her patriotic children's books "Good Night Little American" and "Good Night Young American." Rush Limbaugh behind the scenes: the guns and faith rule for guest hosts, Kit Carson, Bo Snerdley, the microphone Rush bought Erick, and Catherine Limbaugh The debanking war: Andrew Ross Sorkin's CNBC and New York Times DealBook columns pushing Visa, Mastercard, JP Morgan Chase, PayPal, Square, and Lloyds of London to cut off gun sales The Protecting Privacy and…

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