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⇒SWATJester ^{Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat!} 21:39, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, given that no one has made any response to my topic "Relevance of these two opinions" on the same page, would it be appropriate for me to delete the content I posted about from the page? After reading through WP:ROC, I think it is appropriate to remove them from the page because I am not aware of these two individuals possessing any kind of significant influence on the broader perception of the Heller decision (As opposed to someone like the NRA's Wayne LaPierre or a particularly prominent gun control advocate like the late Senator Feinstein). If there are any policies, guidelines, or procedures I would be in violation of in doing so please let me know as I was unable to find them. (If I don't here back from you by tomorrow I'm going to go ahead and do it). Thanks, Blast335 (talk) 13:16, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

B335, you can WP:PING editors if you want to make sure they see something. Valereee (talk) 20:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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Happy editing! Valereee (talk) 20:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)