ARMALITE AND THE BALLOT BOX

Specialty Definition: Armalite and the ballot box

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Armalite and the ballot box refers to a strategy of using violence or the threat of violence in order to influence voting. Armalite refers to the manufacturer of the M-16 rifle.

Sinn Féin is known to use this strategy.

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