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un·in·tend·ed con·se·quences

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  1. Unintended Consequences

    Unintended Consequences is a novel by John Ross, first published in 1996 by Accurate Press. The story chronicles the history of the gun culture, gun rights and gun control in the United States from the early 1900s through the late 1990s. Although clearly a work of fiction, the story is heavily laced with historical information, including real-life historical figures who play minor supporting roles. The novel also features unusually detailed and intricate facts, figures and explanations of many firearms-related topics. The cover has a picture of Lady Justice being assaulted by an ATF agent.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unintended consequences in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unintended consequences in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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  1. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson:

    Part of it is, if as a lawyer I can't get a good grasp of it one time through, then it makes me wonder how this is going to be interpreted by the courts, it's just the unintended consequences of legislation is what you've got to look at very carefully.

  2. John Kerry:

    We want to find the most constructive way of doing something that therefore will not have unintended consequences, that also stems the violence, it's a particular sensitive moment because we understand the frustrations of Palestinians.

  3. Rusty Hardin:

    A father believed he had the right to discipline his children. He made a mistake. In unintended consequences, his son was hurt, He pled to a court and accepted punishment and wanted to resume his career, and now the NFL has decided they’re going to be the arbiter of what’s appropriate discipline for a child and whether a person is or is not feeling significant remorse.

  4. Jamil Nazarali:

    Today's decision will test and potentially reverse the gains in fairness, efficiency and transparency that have been made to our markets over the last decade, we must be vigilant to identify unintended consequences, and firm in our commitment to equitable and consistent treatment for all investors.

  5. Michelle Ugenti-Rita:

    In Arizona mail-in balloting is very popular, but as you can see a lot of the bills deal with mail-in ballots because mail-in ballots do lend themselves to being exposed to a lot of unintended consequences.


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