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Kevin Lane, left, and Kenny Eaves take part in a vigil for the victims of the Thomas &amp; Betts plant shooting, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Athens, Tenn. Ricky Swafford who fatally shot two supervisors and then killed himself at an electrical components plant in eastern Tennessee had a state-issued permit to carry handguns in public, law enforcement officials said Friday. (Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

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